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Daniel 5:29 KJV
Daniel · chapter 5 · verse 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.Daniel 5:29 · King James Version
Daniel 5:29 in context
27TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.
28PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.
29Then 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.
30In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain.
31And Darius the Median took the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- proclamationkᵉrazto proclaimH3745 →
- BelshazzarBêlshaʼtstsar{Belshatstsar, a Babylonian king}H1113 →
- commandedʼămar{to say }H560 →
- clothedlᵉbash{properly, wrap aroundH3848 →
- scarletʼargᵉvân{purple}H711 →
- DanielDânîyêʼlDanijel, the Hebrew prophetH1841 →
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Here is, I. The information given to the king, by the queen-mother, concerning Daniel, how fit he was to be consulted in this difficult case. It is supposed that this queen was the widow of Evil-Merodach, and was that famous Nitocris whom Herodotus mentions as a woman of extraordinary prudence.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 10-29