Daniel 1:1

In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it.

Cross-reference

Daniel 2:1 Historical context

Daniel 2:1 continues the story of Nebuchadnezzar's reign, immediately following the events of Daniel 1:1.

2 Kings 24:1 Historical context

2 Kings 24:1 gives the parallel account of Nebuchadnezzar's invasion and Jehoiakim's submission during the same siege.

2 Chronicles 36:5 Historical context

2 Chronicles 36:6 records Nebuchadnezzar attacking and binding Jehoiakim, directly parallel to the siege in Daniel 1:1.

2 Kings 24:10 Historical context

2 Kings 24:10 recounts the same siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar, confirming the historical event from a different prophetic book.

2 Chronicles 36:6 Historical context

2 Chronicles 36:6 describes Nebuchadnezzar besieging Jehoiakim and taking him captive, paralleling the opening of Daniel.

Ezra 5:12 Historical context

Ezra 5:12 attributes the exile to God's wrath and Nebuchadnezzar's conquest, summarizing the same historical context as Daniel 1:1.

Jeremiah 35:11 Historical context

Jeremiah 35:11 refers to Nebuchadnezzar's invasion of Judah, the same campaign that besieged Jerusalem in Daniel 1:1.

2 Kings 24:2 Historical context

2 Kings 24:2 adds that the LORD sent raiders against Judah as judgment, providing context for the siege in Daniel.

2 Chronicles 36:10 Historical context

2 Chronicles 36:10 records the later deportation of Jehoiachin, continuing the Babylonian conquest narrative that began in Daniel 1:1.

Jeremiah 25:1 Historical context

Jeremiah 25:1 dates a prophecy to the fourth year of Jehoiakim, offering a chronological parallel to the third year in Daniel 1:1.

Jeremiah 52:28 Historical context

Jeremiah 52:28 records a later deportation under Nebuchadnezzar, different from the initial siege in Daniel 1:1 but part of the same conquest.

Ezekiel 14:20 names Daniel as a righteous man, the same Daniel introduced in Daniel 1:1, showing his reputation.