| 1 | And Daniel continued even unto the first year of king Cyrus. | |
| 2 | There was the kingdom of the Medes and the kingdom of the Persians who came together under Cyrus. | |
| 3 | In 1971 Iran celebrated the 2,500th anniversary of his founding of the monarchy. | |
| 4 | Let us then consider Cyrus and the others who have acquired or founded kingdoms. | |
| 5 | Before he set out on his expedition he killed his brother Bardiya (Smerdis), whom Cyrus had appointed governor of the eastern provinces. |