Cross-references Explore similar Bible verses on Daniel 9:1 in English Standard Version "In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, by descent a Mede, who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans—" Da 5:30 That very night Belshazzar the Chaldean king was killed. Da 5:31 And Darius the Mede received the kingdom, being about sixty-two years old. Da 8:20 As for the ram that you saw with the two horns, these are the kings of Media and Persia. Da 11:1 “And as for me, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood up to confirm and strengthen him.