See in Reader
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17 lines
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# General Information:
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Chapters 7 and 8 were not in chronological order. They happened while Belshazzar was still the king. Chapter 9 now returns to the events of the reign of Darius who became king in chapter 6.
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# Ahasuerus ... who had been made king over the kingdom of the Chaldeans
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This is background information about who Ahasuerus was. The UDB places this in parentheses to make that clear. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/writing-background]])
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# who had been made king over the kingdom of the Chaldeans
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This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "who became king over the kingdom of the Chaldeans" or "who conquered the Chaldeans" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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# over the kingdom
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Or "over the country"
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