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Daniel 5:31

Darius

29 Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with scarlet, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made a proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.

30 In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain.

And Darius the Median took the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old.
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BSB
and Darius the Mede received the kingdom at the age of sixty-two.
KJV
And Darius the Median took the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old.
WEB
Darius the Mede received the kingdom, being about sixty-two years old.
ASV
And Darius the Mede received the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old.
DARBY
And Darius the Mede received the kingdom, [being] about sixty-two years old.
BLB
and Darius the Mede received the kingdom, a son of sixty-two years.
ÅB
Og mederen Darius mottok riket; han var da to og seksti år gammel.
OTB
Og Dareios, mederen, overtok riket, da han var sekstito år gammel.
B1930
Og mederen Darius mottok riket; han var da to og seksti år gammel.

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Cross references

  • Daniel 9:1

    In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, which was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans;

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  • Daniel 6:1

    It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom;

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