Daniel 1:21

And Daniel continued,.... In Babylon, and at court there, and in the favour of Nebuchadnezzar and his successors:

even unto the first year of King Cyrus: by whom Babylon was taken, and when the…

And Daniel continued even unto the first year of king Cyrus - When the proclamation was issued by him to rebuild the temple at Jerusalem, Ezr 1:1. That is, he continued in influence and authority at…

The first year of king Cyrus - That is, to the end of the Chaldean empire. And we find Daniel alive in the third year of Cyrus, see Dan 10:1.

Concerning Daniel and his fellows we have here,

I. Their great attainments in learning, Dan 1:17. They were very sober and diligent, and studied hard; and we may suppose their tutors, finding them of…

A remark on the long continuance of Daniel with the reputation, it is understood, implied in Dan 1:1 in Babylon. The first year of Cyrus (b.c. 538) would be nearly 70 years after the date of Daniel's…