Daniel 2:1 Cross References

Daniel 2:1

1: One night during the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had a dream that disturbed him so much that he couldn't sleep.

But one night I had a dream that greatly frightened me; I saw visions that terrified me as I lay in my bed.

That night the king had trouble sleeping, so he ordered an attendant to bring the historical records of his kingdom so they could be read to him.

He speaks in dreams, in visions of the night when deep sleep falls on people as they lie in bed.
He whispers in their ear and terrifies them with his warning.
He causes them to change their minds; he keeps them from pride.

he said, "I have had a dream that troubles me. Tell me what I dreamed, for I must know what it means."

One night the cup-bearer and the baker each had a dream, and each dream had its own meaning.
The next morning Joseph noticed the dejected look on their faces.
"Why do you look so worried today?" he asked.
And they replied, "We both had dreams last night, but there is no one here to tell us what they mean.Interpreting dreams is God's business," Joseph replied. "Tell me what you saw."

Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. But he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD his God.
Then King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came to Jerusalem and captured it, and he bound Jehoiakim in chains and led him away to Babylon.
Nebuchadnezzar also took some of the treasures from the Temple of the LORD, and he placed them in his palace in Babylon.

This message for all the people of Judah came to Jeremiah from the LORD during the fourth year of Jehoiakim's reign over Judah. This was the year when King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon began his reign.

Two years later, Pharaoh dreamed that he was standing on the bank of the Nile River.
In his dream, seven fat, healthy-looking cows suddenly came up out of the river and began grazing along its bank.
Then seven other cows came up from the river, but these were very ugly and gaunt. These cows went over and stood beside the fat cows.
Then the thin, ugly cows ate the fat ones! At this point in the dream, Pharaoh woke up.
Soon he fell asleep again and had a second dream. This time he saw seven heads of grain on one stalk, with every kernel well formed and plump.

During the third year of King Jehoiakim's reign in Judah, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it with his armies.
The Lord gave him victory over King Jehoiakim of Judah. When Nebuchadnezzar returned to Babylon, he took with him some of the sacred objects from the Temple of God and placed them in the treasure-house of his god in the land of Babylonia.
Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, who was in charge of the palace officials, to bring to the palace some of the young men of Judah's royal family and other noble families, who had been brought to Babylon as captives.
"Select only strong, healthy, and good-looking young men," he said. "Make sure they are well versed in every branch of learning, are gifted with knowledge and good sense, and have the poise needed to serve in the royal palace. Teach these young men the language and literature of the Babylonians. "
The king assigned them a daily ration of the best food and wine from his own kitchens. They were to be trained for a three-year period, and then some of them would be made his advisers in the royal court.

Then the king returned to his palace and spent the night fasting. He refused his usual entertainment and couldn't sleep at all that night.

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