Cross Reference DANIEL 9:1 IN THE FIRST YEAR OF DARIUS THE SON OF AHASUERUS OF THE SEED OF THE MEDES WHICH WAS MADE KING OVER THE REALM OF THE CHALDEANS

{Daniel 9:1} In the first 259 year 8141 of Darius 1867 the son 1121 of Ahasuerus, 325 of the seed 2233 x4480 of the Medes, 4074 which x834 was made king 4427 z8717 over x5921 the realm 4438 of the Chaldeans; 3778

am 3466, bc 538

Darius:
"And Danielª continued¹ [even] unto¹ the firstª yearª of kingª Cyrus.ª" {Dan 1:21} + "And Dariusª the Medianª tookª ° the kingdom,ª [being] about threescoreª and twoª yearsª old.ª" {Dan 5:31} + "It pleasedª ª ° Dariusª to setª ° overª the kingdomª an hundredª and twentyª princes,ª which¹ should beª ° over the wholeª kingdom;ª" {Dan 6:1} + "So thisª Danielª prosperedª ° in the reignª of Darius,ª and in the reignª of Cyrusª the Persian.ª" {Dan 6:28} + "Also I¹ in the firstª yearª of Dariusª the Mede,ª [even] I, stood² ¹ to confirmª ° and to strengthenª him." {Dan 11:1}

Ahasuerus:
This was the Astyages of the heathen historians; as we learn from Tobit 14:15, where the taking of Nineveh is ascribed to Nebuchadnezzar and Assuerus, who were the same with Nabopolassar and Astyages.