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Daniel 5:30

Belshazzar
Judgment

28 PERES means that your kingdom has been divided and given over to the Medes and Persians.”

29 Then Belshazzar gave the command, and they clothed Daniel in purple, placed a gold chain around his neck, and proclaimed him the third highest ruler in the kingdom.

That very night Belshazzar king of the Chaldeans was slain,

31 and Darius the Mede received the kingdom at the age of sixty-two.

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BSB
That very night Belshazzar king of the Chaldeans was slain,
KJV
In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain.
WEB
In that night Belshazzar the Chaldean King was slain.
ASV
In that night Belshazzar the Chaldean King was slain.
DARBY
In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain.
BLB
That night Belshazzar king of the Chaldeans was slain;
ÅB
Samme natt ble kaldeerkongen Belsasar drept.
[^1]: d.e. enkedronningen. DNL 2, 4.
[^2]: d.e. tellet, tellet, veid, og de deler.
OTB
Samme natt ble Belsasar, kaldeerkongen, drept.
B1930
Samme natt blev kaldeerkongen Belsasar drept.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Jeremiah 51:31

    One courier races to meet another, and messenger follows messenger, to announce to the king of Babylon that his city has been captured from end to end.

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  • Jeremiah 51:39

    While they are flushed with heat, I will serve them a feast, and I will make them drunk so that they may revel; then they will fall asleep forever and never wake up, declares the LORD.

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  • Jeremiah 51:57

    I will make her princes and wise men drunk, along with her governors, officials, and warriors. Then they will fall asleep forever and not wake up,” declares the King, whose name is the LORD of Hosts.

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  • Isaiah 21:4–9

    My heart falters; fear makes me tremble. The twilight of my desire has turned to horror.

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  • Isaiah 47:9

    These two things will overtake you in a moment, in a single day: loss of children, and widowhood. They will come upon you in full measure, in spite of your many sorceries and the potency of your spells.

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  • Daniel 5:1–2

    Later, King Belshazzar held a great feast for a thousand of his nobles, and he drank wine with them.

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  • Jeremiah 51:11

    Sharpen the arrows! Fill the quivers! The LORD has aroused the spirit of the kings of the Medes, because His plan is aimed at Babylon to destroy her, for it is the vengeance of the LORD— vengeance for His temple.

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