1 In the second year of his reign Nebuchadnezzar dreamed a dream, and his spirit was amazed, and his sleep departed from him.
Daniel 2:1 Cross References - VIN
Genesis 40:5-8
5 And the two of them, the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were confined in the prison, dreamed a dream, each his own dream, with its own interpretation.
6 And Joseph entered to them in the morning, and he saw them, and they were disturbed.
7 And he asked Pharaoh's officers who were with him in ward in his master's house, saying, Why do ye look so sad today?
8 They answered: We have dreamed a dream, and there is nobody to interpret it to us. And Joseph said to them: Doth not interpretation belong to God? Tell me what you have dreamed:
Genesis 41:1-36
1 Two years later Pharaoh had a dream. He dreamed he was standing by the Nile River.
2 And out of the Nile came seven cows, good-looking and fat, and their food was the river-grass.
3 And after them seven other cows came out of the Nile, poor-looking and thin; and they were by the side of the other cows.
4 The cows that were sickly and skinny ate the seven nice-looking well-fed cows. Then Pharaoh woke up.
5 He fell asleep again and had another dream. Seven heads of grain, full and ripe, were growing on one stalk.
6 Then seven other heads of grain sprouted thin and scorched by the desert wind.
7 The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven healthy and full ears. Pharaoh awoke, and behold, it was a dream.
8 In the morning, his spirit was troubled, and he sent and called for all of Egypt’s magicians and wise men. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but there was no one who could interpret them to Pharaoh.
9 Then the chief cupbearer spoke to Pharaoh, saying, I remember my sin this day.
10 Pharaoh was angry with his servants, and he put me and the chief baker in the custody of the house of the chief of the guard.
11 And both I and he had a dream the same night, each had a dream regarding himself.
12 And there was there with us a Hebrew youth, a bondman of the captain of the life-guard, to whom we told [them], and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each he interpreted according to his dream.
13 And it fell out as he interpreted to us: I was restored to my office; but he was hanged.
14 And Pharaoh sent and called Joseph; and they rushed him from the dungeon. And he shaved and changed his clothing and came in to Pharaoh.
15 Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I have dreamed a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it. I have heard it said of you, that when you hear a dream you can interpret it."
16 And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, "God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace without me."
17 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, In my dream, lo, I was standing on the lip of the River.
18 And out of the Nile came seven cows, fat and good-looking, and their food was the river-grass;
19 Then after them came seven other cows, very thin and poor-looking, worse than any I ever saw in the land of Egypt;
20 And the thin cows made a meal of the seven fat cows who came up first;
21 »Even though they had eaten the fat cows, no one could tell they had eaten them. They looked just as sick as before. Then I woke up.
22 And again in a dream I saw seven heads of grain, full and good, coming up on one stem:
23 »Seven other heads of grain, withered, thin, and scorched by the east wind, sprouted behind them.
24 "The thin heads of grain swallowed the seven good heads. I told this to the magicians, but no one could tell me what it meant."
25 Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, "The dreams of Pharaoh are one. God has revealed to Pharaoh what he is about to do.
26 "The seven good cows are seven years. The seven good heads of grain are seven years. It is all the same dream.
27 The seven thin and ugly cattle that came up after them are seven years, and also the seven empty heads of grain blasted with the east wind; they will be seven years of famine.
28 "It is just as I said to Pharaoh. God has shown Pharaoh what he is going to do.
29 Behold, seven years of great abundance are coming throughout the whole land of Egypt.
30 And seven years of famine will arise after them and all the plenty of the land of Egypt will be forgotten; and the famine will consume the land.
31 Abundance in the land will not be known because of the famine that follows, for it will be very heavy.
32 "The reason Pharaoh has had a recurring dream is because the matter has been definitely decided by God. He will do it very soon.
33 And now will Pharaoh look out a man discerning and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt
34 Let Pharaoh act and let him appoint rulers over the land and take a fifth of the land of Egypt in the seven years of plenty.
35 Let them gather all the food of these good years that come, and store grain under the hand of Pharaoh for food in the cities, and let them keep it.
36 "This food will be a reserve supply for our country during the seven years of famine that will happen in Egypt. Then the land will not be ruined by the famine."
2 Chronicles 36:5-7
5 Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king; he was ruling in Jerusalem for eleven years, and he did evil in the eyes of the Lord his God.
6 Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon attacked Jehoiakim and put him in bronze shackles to take him to Babylon.
7 Nebuchadnezzar also took articles from the LORD's temple to Babylon and placed them in his temple in Babylon.
Esther 6:1
1 On that night, the king couldn’t sleep. He commanded the book of records of the chronicles to be brought, and they were read to the king.
Job 33:15-17
Jeremiah 25:1
1 The word coming to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah; it was the first year to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon;
Daniel 1:1-5
1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it.
2 And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God: which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god.
3 And the king ordered Ashpenaz, the commander of his court officials, to bring some of the Israelites from the royal family and from the lords,
4 youths in whom was no blemish, but handsome, well educated, knowledgeable, understanding science, and such as had the ability to stand in the king's palace; that he should teach them the learning and the language of the Chaldeans.
5 The king assigned them fine food and choice wine on a daily basis, ordering them to be trained for three years, at the end of which time they would enter the king's service.
Daniel 2:3
3 The king said: "I had a dream that troubles me and I want to understand what the dream means."
Daniel 4:5
5 I saw a dream which made me afraid; and the thoughts on my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.
Daniel 6:18
18 Then the king retired to his palace to spend the night fasting. He enjoyed no entertainment, and he couldn't sleep.