Most of the events recorded in the book and the prophetic visions Daniel received are precisely dated. Where there is no precise date we can make reasonable approximations. Fig. 1 summarises. Fig. 1 Dating events and prophetic visions in the Exile Exile begins 605 B.C. Events during the Exile Ch. 1 Daniel in Babylon 605 B.C. (1:1) Ch. 2 Daniel interprets Nebuchadnezzar’s dream 603 B.C. (2:1) Ch. 3 Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah in the furnace Approx. 580 B.C. Ch. 4 Nebuchadnezzar’s humbling, conversion