This means that Daniel had begun eating the "choice food" at some point after chapter 1. But in the Persian Stories we find Daniel setting aside the "choice food" as well as meat and wine (10:3). And they truly are distinct: In the Nebuchadnezzar Stories, we find Daniel refusing to eat King Nebuchadnezzar's food (1:8). It can be said that all of the Book of Daniel really covers three distinct parts of his life. The first thing we recognize is that stories of Daniel take place in three distinct clusters: The Nebuchadnezzar Stories (Chapters 1-4 - 605-562), the Early Belshazzar Stories (chapters 7-8 - 553-550) and the Late Belshazzar/Persian Stories (chapters 5, 6, 9-12 - 539-536). When we organize it, patterns can emerge. When we want to analyze the biblical material, we must first gather the data and then organize it - such as by creating a timeline. Sometimes it can help when we visualize it: It seems that Darius either died or was removed and Daniel began reckoning time by the reign of Cyrus instead of Darius. 10-12 is a continuous unit) Darius the Mede is mentioned. Clearly Daniel means the third year of Cyrus after Babylon had been conquered, because in 11:1 (ch. So does Daniel 10 take place around 556 BC? No. This is complicated because Cyrus began reigning as king of Persia in 559 BC.Daniel 10 - "The third year of Cyrus king of Persia" (approx.Daniel 6 - Clearly the beginning of Darius' rule of Babylon (approx.Daniel 9 - "The first year of Darius son of Xerxes - a Mede" (approx.Daniel 8 - "The third year of Belshazzar" (approx.Daniel 7 - "The first year of Belshazzar" (approx.This is further corroborated by what we know of Nebuchadnezzar's reign: his constant wars ended around 585 BC, leading to a relatively tranquil period of building - a setting of this story) Given that Nebuchadnezzar died in 562, this chapter should likely be placed in 570 or earlier. (This chapter tells us that Nebuchadnezzar lost his sanity for 7 years.Daniel 2 - "The second year of Nebuchadnezzar" (approx.
Daniel 1 - "The third year of Jehoiakim king of Judah" (approx.
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