Est 8:17, Jer 31:27, Dan 3-6, Hos 2:23, Amo 9:9, Mic 5:7 | TSK | STEP | a feast. many of the people. for the fear.

the princes.{Achashdarpenaya,} rendered lieutenants in Es 3:12, etc., probably {chief satraps or viceroys} from the Persian {achash} great, eminent, and {sitrab}, a satrap.

Ps 82:1-8; Ac 19:34,35; Ro 1:21-28; 3:11; 1Co 1:24-26; Re 13:13-16

Re 17:13,17

the governors.{Signaya} in persian, {shagnah} deputies or lieutenants.

captains.{Pacawatha}, governors of provinces. See Es 3:13.

the judges.{Adargazraya}, chief judges, or senators, from {adar}, great, and Chal. {gezar}, to judge, decree.

the treasurers.{Gedavraya}, written {gizzavraya,} Ezr 7:21, treasurers, from the Persian {gunjvar}.

the counsellors.{Dethavraya,} counsellors, judges, from {dath} in Persian, {dad}, law, and {var}, possessor or guardian.

the sheriffs.{Tiphtaya} probably the same as the Arabic {Mufti} or head officer of law.

aloud. Chal. with might.

4:14; Pr 9:13-15; Isa 40:9; 58:1

it is commanded. Chal. they command.

Ho 5:11; Mic 6:16

O people.

4:1; 6:25; Es 8:9

the cornet.{Karna,} the horn.

10,15

flute.{Mashrokeetha,} in Syriac, {mashrookeetha,} the [syrinx (syrigx,)] pipe or flute, as Theodotion renders.

dulcimer. or, singing. Chal. symphony.

falleth.

11,15; Ex 20:5; Isa 44:17; Mt 4:9; Re 13:15-17

the same.

2:5,12,13; Mr 6:27

a burning.

Ge 19:28; Jer 29:22; Eze 22:18-22; Mt 13:42,50; Re 9:2; 14:11

when.

all the people.

Jer 51:7; Ac 14:16; 1Jo 5:19; Re 12:9; 13:3,8,14; 17:8; 19:20

and accused.

6:12,13; Ezr 4:12-16; Es 3:6,8,9; Ac 16:20-22; 17:6-8; 28:22

1Pe 4:3,4

king.

4,5

O King.

2:4; 5:10; 6:6,21; Ro 13:7

hast made.

4-7; 6:12; Ex 1:16,22; Es 3:12-14; Ps 94:20; Ec 3:16; Isa 10:1

Joh 11:57; Re 13:16,17

the cornet.

Ex 15:20,21; 32:18,19; 1Ch 15:16,28; 16:5,6; 25:1-6; 2Ch 29:25

Ps 81:1-3; 92:1-3; 149:3,4; 150:3-6; Am 6:5

certain.

2:49; 6:13; 1Sa 18:7-11; Es 3:8; Pr 27:4; Ec 4:4

not regarded thee. Chal. set no regard upon thee.

Ac 5:28; 17:7

in his.

19; 2:12; Ge 4:5; 1Sa 20:30-33; Es 3:5,6; Pr 17:12; 27:3; 29:22

Lu 6:11

Then.

Mt 10:18; Mr 13:9; Lu 21:12; Ac 5:25-27; 24:24

true. or, of purpose.

Ex 21:13,14

my gods.

1; 4:8; Isa 46:1; Jer 50:2

ye hear.

harp.{Kaithros,} in Arabic, {kitharat,} Greek [kithara,] the guitar.

sackbut.{Sabbecha,} [sambuke,] sambuke, a kind of harp.

psaltery.Pesanter, [psalterion,] a stringed instrument struck with a plectrum; probably similar to what is called a psalterium in Egypt, which Hasselquist describes as a large oblique triangle, with two bottoms two inches from each other, and about twenty catguts of different sizes.

dulcimer.{Soomphanya,} probably the same as the Talmudic [cûwmpówneyâh ,] a pipe.

ye fall.

Lu 4:7,8

well.

17; Ex 32:32; Lu 13:9

and who.

28,29; 6:16,20; Ex 5:2; 2Ki 18:35; 2Ch 32:15-17; Isa 36:20; 37:23

Mt 27:43

we are.

Mt 10:19; Mr 13:11; Lu 12:11; 21:14,15; Ac 4:8-12,19; 5:29; 6:15

Ac 24:10-13

our God.

4:35; 6:20-22,27; Ge 17:1; 18:14; 1Sa 17:37,46; Job 5:19; 34:29

Ps 27:1,2; 62:1-6; 73:20; 115:3; 121:5-7; 18:10,11; Isa 12:2; 26:3,4

Isa 54:14; Lu 1:37; Ac 20:24; 21:13; 27:20-25; Ro 8:31; Heb 7:25

be it.

Job 13:15; Pr 28:1; Isa 51:12,13; Mt 10:28,32,33,39; 16:2

Lu 12:3-9; Ac 4:10-13,19; 5:29-32; Re 2:10,11; 12:11

that.

Ex 20:3-5; Le 19:4

was Nebuchadnezzar.

13; Pr 21:24; Isa 51:23; Lu 12:4,5; Ac 5:33; 7:54

full. Chal. filled. the form.

5:6; Ge 4:5,6; 31:2

he spake.

Ex 15:9,10; 1Ki 20:10,11; 2Ki 19:27,28; Ps 76:10; Pr 16:14; 27:3,4

one seven.

6:24; Le 26:18,21,24,28

than.

1Ki 18:33-35; Mt 27:63-66

most mighty men. Chal. mighty of strength. to bind.

15; Ac 12:4,5; 16:23,25

in their.Herodotus says the Babylonish dress was a linen tunic, another of woollen, a white short cloak, and a turban.

coats. or, mantles. hats. or, turbans.

commandment. Chal. word. urgent.

Ex 12:33

flame. or, spark. slew.

6:24; Pr 11:8; 21:18; Zec 12:2,3; Mt 27:5; Ac 12:19

fell.

6:16,17; Ps 34:19; 66:11,12; 124:1-5; Jer 38:6; La 3:52-54

2Co 1:8-10; 4:17; 1Pe 4:12,13

astonished.

5:6; Ac 5:23-25; 9:6; 12:13

counsellors. or, governors.

2,3

O king.

9,10,17; 4:22,27; 5:18; 6:7,22; 1Sa 17:55; Ac 26:13,27

walking.

Isa 43:2

they have no hurt. Chal. there is no hurt in them.

Ps 91:3-9; Mr 16:18; Ac 28:5; 1Pe 3:13

the Son of God.Or, as {bar elahin} may be rendered, "a son of the gods," i.e., a divine person or angel.

18,28; Job 1:6; 38:7; Ps 34:7; Pr 30:4; Lu 1:35; Joh 19:7,8

Ro 1:4

mouth. Chal. door. ye servants.

17; 2:47; 6:20; Ezr 5:11; Ac 16:17; 27:23; Ga 1:10; Re 19:5

the most.

Ge 14:18

come forth.

Jos 3:17; 4:10,16-18; Isa 28:16; 52:12; Ac 16:37

the princes.

2,3; 1Sa 17:46,47; 2Ki 19:19; Ps 83:18; 96:7-9; Isa 26:11

Ac 2:6-12; 26:26

upon.

Isa 43:2; Heb 11:34

nor was.This miraculous manifestation of Divine power was witnessed by the court and the nation, and was felt as a just punishment on the transgressors, and a signal display of mercy to Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, which should operate on all believers to similar acts of faith and confidence in the Lord.

Mt 10:30; Lu 21:17,18; Ac 27:34

Blessed.

2:47; 4:34; 6:26; Ge 9:26; Ezr 1:3; 7:23-28

hath sent.

25; 6:22,23; Ge 19:15,16; 2Ch 32:21; Ps 34:7,8; 103:20; Isa 37:36

Ac 5:19; 12:7-11; Heb 1:14

that trusted.

1Ch 5:20; 2Ch 20:20; Ps 22:4,5; 33:18,21; 34:22; 62:8; 84:11,12

Ps 146:5,6; 147:11; Isa 26:3,4; Jer 17:7,8; 2Co 1:9,10

Eph 1:12,13; 1Pe 1:21

and have.

Ezr 6:11; Ac 4:19

yielded.

Ro 12:1; 14:7,8; Php 1:20; Heb 11:37; Re 12:11

serve.

16-18; Ex 20:5; Mt 4:10

Therefore.

6:26,27

I make a decree. Chal. A decree is made by me. amiss. Chal.error. the God.

15,17,28

cut in pieces. Chal. made pieces.

2:5; *marg:

because.

6:27; De 32:31; Ps 3:8; 76:10

the king.

1Sa 2:30; Ps 91:14; Joh 12:26; Ro 8:31

promoted. Chal. made to prosper.

Ps 1:3

Daniel 4

1 Nebuchadnezzar confesses God's kingdom,

4 makes relation of his dreams, which the magicians could not interpret.

8 Daniel hears the dream.

19 He interprets it.

28 The dream fulfilled.

Nebuchadnezzar.This is a regular decree, and one of the most ancient extant; and no doubt contains the exact words of Nebuchadnezzar, copied out by Daniel from the state papers of Babylon, and preserved in the original language.

unto all.

3:4,29; 7:14; Es 3:12; 8:9; Zec 8:23; Ac 2:6

Peace.

6:25,27; 1Ch 12:18; Ezr 4:17; 5:7; Ro 1:7; Eph 1:2; 1Ti 1:2; 1Pe 1:2

I thought it good. Chal. It was seemly before me.

Jos 7:19; Ps 51:14; 71:18; 92:1,2

that.

3:26; Ps 66:16; Ac 22:3-16; 26:9-16

great.

6:27; De 4:34; Ps 71:19,20; 72:18; 77:19; 86:10; 92:5; 104:24; 105:27

Isa 25:1; 28:29; Ro 11:33; Heb 2:4

his kingdom.

17,34,35; 2:44; 6:26; 7:14,27; Ps 66:7; 145:13; Isa 9:7; Jer 10:10

Lu 1:32,33; 1Ti 1:17; Heb 1:8; Re 11:15

is from.

Job 25:2; 1Pe 4:11

I Nebuchadnezzar.After he had successfully finished his wars in Syria, Egypt, etc., and the immense improvements and buildings at Babylon, and in the enjoyment of uninterrupted peace and prosperity in his palace.

was.

Ps 30:6,7; Isa 47:7,8; 56:12; Jer 48:11; Eze 28:2-5,17; 29:3

Zep 1:12; Lu 12:19,20; 1Th 5:2,3

a dream.

2:1; 5:5,6,10; 7:28; Ge 41:1; Job 7:13,14

and the thoughts.

2:28,29

to bring.

2:2; Ge 41:7,8; Isa 8:19; 47:12-14

Then came.

2:1,2

but.

2:7; Isa 44:25; Jer 27:9,10; 2Ti 3:8,9

Belteshazzar.

1:7; 5:12; Isa 46:1; Jer 50:2

and in.

9,18; 2:11; 5:11,14; Nu 11:17-30; Isa 63:11

master.

1:20; 2:48; 5:11

the spirit.

8; Ge 41:38; 1Sa 4:8

no secret.

5; 2:3; Ge 11:6-8; Isa 33:18; 54:14; Eze 28:3

tell.

18; 2:4,5; Ge 40:9-19; 41:15-36; Jud 7:13-15

saw. Chal. was seeing. a tree.This represented his exceedingly prosperous condition, the height of his exaltation, the extent of his dominions and renown, the splendour of his kingdom, the multitude of his subjects who received protection from him, and the peace and plenty they enjoyed.

20-26; Ps 37:35,36; Isa 10:33,34; Jer 12:2; Eze 31:3-18

reached.

21,22; Ge 11:4; De 9:1; Mt 11:23

the beasts.

Jer 27:6,7; Eze 17:23; 31:6

shadow.

La 4:20

the fowls.

Mr 13:32; Lu 13:19

in the.

5,10; 7:1a watcher. Either a holy angel, or a divine person, called a watcher, as watching over the affairs of men.

17,23; Ps 103:20

an holy.

8:13; De 33:2; Ps 89:7; Zec 14:5; Mt 25:31; Mr 1:24; Lu 4:34

Jude 1:14; Re 14:10

aloud. Chal. with might.

3:4; Re 10:3; 18:2

Hew.

23; 5:20; Mt 3:10; 7:19; Lu 3:9; 13:7-9

let.

12; Jer 51:6,9; Eze 31:12,13

leave.

25-27; Job 14:7-9; Eze 29:14,15

Let his.Here a transition is made from the tree to Nebuchadnezzar, whom it represented; the tree being lost sight of, a person came in its stead. This person having lost the heart, or disposition of a man, and conceiving himself a beast, should act as such, and herd among them.

be changed.

32,33; Isa 6:10; Heb 1:11; Mr 5:4,5; Lu 8:27-29

seven times.That is, seven years, a time in the prophetic language denoting a year.

23,25,31; 7:25; 11:13; 12:7; Re 12:14

by the.

13,14; 1Ki 22:19,20; 1Ti 5:21

the holy.

8,9,13; Isa 6:3,8; Re 4:8

that the living.

Ps 9:16; 83:17,18; Eze 25:17

the most High.

25,32-35; 2:21; 5:18-21; Jer 27:5-7

giveth.

Ps 75:6,7

the basest.

25; 11:21; Ex 9:16; 1Sa 2:8; 1Ki 21:25; 2Ki 21:6-18; 2Ch 28:22

Ps 12:8; 113:7,8; Eze 7:24; 1Co 1:28

forasmuch.

7; 2:7; 5:8,15; Ge 41:8,15; Isa 19:3; 47:12-14

but.

8,9; 2:26-28; 1Ki 14:2,3; Am 3:7

Daniel.

8; 1:7; 2:26; 5:12

was astonished.He saw the design of the dream; and felt acutely for his prince and benefactor. Accordingly he expresses himself with the greatest delicacy and kindly feeling.

9; 7:28; 8:27; 10:16,17; Jer 4:19; Hab 3:10

let.

4,5; 1Sa 3:17

My Lord.

24; 10:16; Ge 31:35; 32:4,5,18; Ex 32:32; 1Sa 1:15; 24:8; 26:15

2Sa 18:31; 1Ki 18:7

the dream.

2Sa 18:32; Jer 29:7

10-12; Eze 31:3,16

thou.

2:37,38; 2Sa 12:7; Mt 14:4

thy greatness.

5:18-23; Ge 11:4; 28:12; 2Ch 28:9; Ps 36:5; 108:4; Jer 27:6-8

Re 18:5

saw.

13-17

and let his.

15; 5:21

the decree.

17; Job 20:29; *marg:

Ps 2:7; 148:6; Isa 14:24-27; 23:9; 46:10,11

come.

Job 1:12-19; 40:11,12; Ps 107:40

drive.

32,33; 5:21-31; Job 30:3-8; Mr 5:3,4

and thy dwelling.All the circumstances of Nebuchadnezzar's case, says Dr. Mead, agree so well with a hypochondriasis, that to me it appears evident the Almighty God brought this dreadful distemper upon him, and under its influence he ran wild into the fields: then fancying himself transformed into an ox, he fed on grass, after the manner of cattle; and, through neglect of himself, his hair and nails grew to an excessive length, so that the latter became thick and crooked, resembling bird's claws.

to eat.

Ps 106:20

till.

17,32,34,35; 2:21; 5:21; Ps 75:7; 83:18; Jer 27:5

to leave.

the heavens.

Mt 5:34; 21:20; Lu 15:18,21

let.

Ge 41:33-37; Ps 119:46; Ac 24:25; 2Co 5:11

break.

Job 34:31,32; Pr 16:6; 28:13; Isa 55:6,7; Eze 18:21,27-32; Mt 3:8

Ac 8:22; 26:20; Jas 4:8-10; 1Pe 4:8

by shewing.

Ps 41:1-3; Isa 58:5-7,10-12; Eze 18:7; Lu 11:41; Ac 10:2-4

Ga 5:6,13,22; Eph 4:28

if it.

1Ki 21:29; Joe 2:14; Jon 3:9; Zep 2:2,3

lengthening of thy tranquillity. or, healing of thine error.

Nu 23:19; Pr 10:24; Zec 1:6; Mt 24:35

end.

Ge 6:3; Ec 8:11; 1Pe 3:20; 2Pe 3:9,10,15; Re 2:21

in. or, upon.

Is not.

5:20; Ps 73:8; Pr 16:18; Hab 1:15,16; 2:4,5; Lu 12:19,20; 14:11

1Pe 5:5

great.

Ge 10:10; 11:2-9; Re 16:19; 17:5; 18:10,21

that.

1Ch 29:12-14; 2Ch 2:5,6; Isa 10:8-15; 37:24,25; Eze 28:2-5; 29:3

and for.

5:18,19; Es 1:4; Ps 49:20; 104:1; 145:5-12; 1Co 10:31; Re 21:24-26

the word.

5:4,5; Ex 15:9,10; Job 20:23; Lu 12:20; Ac 12:22,23; 1Th 5:3

fell.

24,34; Mt 3:17; Joh 12:28; Ac 9:3-5; Re 16:7

The kingdom.

5:28; 1Sa 13:14; 15:23

they shall drive.

14-16,25,26; 5:21; Job 30:5-7

until.

17,25; Ex 8:10; 9:14,29; Jos 4:24; Job 12:18-21; Pr 8:15,16

Isa 37:20; 45:3; Jer 27:5

same.

5:5; Job 20:5; Isa 30:14; 1Th 5:2

and he was.

25,32

A.M. 3441. B.C. 563. at the end.

16,26,32

lifted.

Ps 121:1; 123:1; 130:1,2; Jon 2:2-4; Lu 18:13

I blessed.

Job 1:21; Ps 50:14; 103:1-4; 107:8,15,22,31; Isa 24:15; La 3:19-23

the most High.

17,32; Ps 7:17; 9:2; 92:1; La 3:38

him.

12:7; Ps 90:2; 102:24; 146:10; Jer 10:10; Joh 5:26; 1Ti 1:17; 6:16

Re 4:10; 10:6

whose.

3; 2:44; 7:14; Ps 10:16; 145:13; Isa 9:6,7; Jer 10:10; Mic 4:7

Lu 1:33; Re 11:15

is from.

Ps 90:1

all.

Job 34:14,15,19-24; Isa 40:15-17,22-24

and he.

1Sa 3:18; Job 23:13; Ps 33:9-11; 115:3; 135:6; Isa 14:24-27

Isa 46:10,11; Mt 11:25,26; Ac 4:28; Eph 1:11; Php 2:10,11

the inhabitants.

Ps 33:8,14; 49:1; Isa 26:9

none.

Job 9:4,13; 34:29; 40:9-12; 42:2; Pr 21:30; Isa 43:13; Ac 5:39; 9:5

Ac 11:17; 1Co 10:22

What.

Job 9:12; 33:12,13; 40:2; Isa 45:9-11; Ro 9:19,20; 11:33-36

1Co 2:16

my reason.Every thing was fulfilled that was exhibited in the dream and its interpretation; and God so ordered it in his providence, that Nebuchadnezzar's counsellors and lords sought for him and gladly reinstated him in his kingdom. It is confidently believed that he was a true convert, and died in the faith of the God of Israel.

mine.

15,16,32; 2Ch 33:12,13

added.

1Sa 2:30; Job 13:12; Pr 22:4; Mt 6:33; 2Co 4:17

I Nebuchadnezzar.

3,34; 5:4,23; 1Pe 2:9,10

the King.

5:23; Mt 11:25; Ac 17:24

all.

De 32:4; 1Sa 2:3; Ps 33:4,5; 99:4; 119:75; 145:17,18; Isa 5:16

Re 15:3; 16:7; 19:1,2

those that walk.

30,31; 5:20-24; Ex 18:11; 2Ch 33:11,12,19; Job 40:11,12

Eze 16:56,63; Jas 4:6,7; 1Pe 5:5,6

Daniel 5

1 Belshazzar's impious feast.

5 A hand-writing unknown to the magicians, troubles the king.

10 At the commendation of the queen Daniel is brought.

17 He, reproving the king of pride and idolatry,

25 reads and interprets the writing.

30 The monarchy is translated to the Medes.

made.

Ge 40:20; Es 1:3; Isa 21:4,5; 22:12,14; Jer 51:39,57; Na 1:10

Mr 6:21,22

Belshazzar.Belshazzar is said by Josephus to be the same as Naboandelus, the Nabonadius of Ptolemy, and the Labynetus of Herodotus. He reigned seven years, during which time he was engaged in unsuccessful wars with the Medes and Persians; and at this very time was besieged by Cyrus.

the golden.

1:2; 2Ki 24:13; 25:15; 2Ch 36:10,18; Ezr 1:7-11; Jer 27:16-22

Jer 52:19

father. or, grandfather.

11,13,18; 2Sa 9:7; 2Ki 8:25-27; 2Ch 11:20; 15:16; Jer 27:7

taken out. Chal. brought forth. might.

4,23

praised.

23; 4:37; Jud 16:23,24; Isa 42:8; Ho 2:8-13; Re 9:20,21

of gold.

3:1-7,8-18; Ps 115:4-8; 135:15-18; Isa 40:19,20; 42:17; 46:6,7

Jer 10:4-9; Hab 2:19; Ac 17:29; 19:24-28; Re 9:20

the same.

4:31,33; Job 20:5; Ps 78:30,31; Pr 29:1; Lu 12:19,20; 1Th 5:2,3

wrote.

8,15,24-28; Col 2:14; Re 20:12-15

the king's.

9; 2:1; 3:19; Job 15:20-27; 20:19-27; Ps 73:18-20; Isa 21:2-4

countenance. Chal. brightness.

was changed. Chal. changed it. and his thoughts.

10; 4:5,19; 7:28

so that.

Ps 69:23; Isa 13:7,8; 21:3,4

joints. or, girdles.

Isa 5:27

Chal. bindings, or knots. and his knees.

Isa 35:3; Eze 7:17; 21:7; Na 2:10; Heb 12:12

aloud. Chal. with might.

4:14; *marg:

to bring.

2:2; 4:6; Ge 41:8; Isa 44:25,26; 47:13

be clothed.

16,29; 2:6; Ge 41:42-44; Nu 22:7,17; 24:11; 1Sa 17:25

scarlet. or, purple. a chain.

Pr 1:9; So 1:10; Eze 16:11

the third.

2:48; 6:2,3; Es 3:1; 10:2,3

but.Because, probably, it was written in the ancient Hebrew or Samaritan character.

2:27; 4:7; Ge 41:8; Isa 47:9,12-15

greatly.

6; 2:1; Job 18:11-14; Ps 18:14; Re 6:15

countenance. Chal. brightness.

6; 10:8

changed.

Ps 48:6; Isa 13:6-8; 21:2-4; Jer 6:24; 30:6; Mt 2:3

the queen.This was probably Nitocris, the queen-mother, widow of Evil-merodach, son of Nebuchadnezzar, and father of Belshazzar.

O king.

2:4; 3:9; 6:6,21; 1Ki 1:31

let not.

Ge 35:17,18; 1Sa 4:20-22; Job 13:4; 21:34

a man.

2:47; 4:8,9,18; Ge 41:11-15

father. or, grandfather.

light.

2:11; 2Sa 14:17; Ac 12:22; 14:11; Re 3:9

Nebuchadnezzar.Nebuchadnezzar was certainly the grandfather of Belshazzar; but the term father in Hebrew and Chaldee is frequently used to denote a progenitor, or ancestor, however remote.

father. or, grandfather.

master.

2:48; 4:9; Ac 16:16

an excellent.

14; 6:3; Ps 16:3; Pr 12:26; 17:27; Col 1:29

interpreting of. or, of an interpreter of, etc. dissolving.or, of a dissolver. doubts. Chal. knots.

16; 1Ki 10:1-3; 2Ch 9:1,2

whom.

1:7; 4:8,19

Art thou.Though Daniel was one of the chief ministers of state, who did "the king's business" in the palace, (Da 8:27,) yet Belshazzar seems to have known nothing of him. This shews that he was a weak and vicious prince, who minded pleasure more than business, according to the character given him by historians. He appears to have left the care of public affairs to his mother, Nitocris, a lady celebrated for her wisdom, who evidently knew Daniel well, and probably constantly employed him in the government of the kingdom.

11; 1:21; 2:48; 8:1,27

the children.

2:25; 6:13; Ezr 4:1; 6:16,19,20; 10:7,16

father. or, grandfather.

2,11,18

Jewry.

Joh 7:1,3

Judea.

11,12

7,8; 2:3-11; Isa 29:10-12; 47:12

make. Chal. interpret.

Ge 40:8

thou shalt.

7; Ac 8:18

Let.Daniel, on this occasion, behaved in a very different manner to Belshazzar, than he had formerly done to Nebuchadnezzar. Belshazzar had that very night insulted the God of heaven in the most daring manner; and the venerable prophet, as His delegate, denounced sentence against him.

29; Ge 14:23; 2Ki 3:13; 5:16,26; Ac 8:20

rewards. or, fee.

2:6

I will read.

Ps 119:46

O thou.

3:17,18; 4:22; 6:22; Ac 26:13,19

the most.

2:37,38; 4:17,22-25,32; De 32:8; Ps 7:17; 9:2; 47:2; 92:8

La 3:35,38; Ac 7:48

that he.

3:4; 4:22; Jer 25:9-14; 27:5-7; Hab 2:5; Ro 13:1

whom he would he slew.

2:12,13; 3:6,20,21,29; Pr 16:14; Joh 19:11

when.

4:30-33,37; Ex 9:17; 18:11; Job 15:25-27; 40:11,12; Pr 16:5,18

Isa 14:12-17; Lu 1:51,52; 18:14

hardened.

1Sa 6:6; 2Ki 17:14; 2Ch 36:13; Jer 19:15; Heb 3:13

in pride. or, to deal proudly. deposed. Chal. made to comedown.

Isa 47:1; Jer 13:18; 48:18; Eze 30:6

he was driven.

4:25,32,33; Job 30:3-7

his heart was made like. or, he made his heart equal. etc.till.

4:17,25,32,35,37; Ex 9:14-16; Ps 83:17,18; Eze 17:24

thou.

18; Ps 119:46; Mt 14:4; Ac 4:8-13

his son.He was, strictly speaking, "his grandson;" but the term son is frequently used to denote filiation at any distance.

hast.

Ex 10:3; 2Ch 33:23; 36:12; Isa 26:10; Mt 21:32; Ac 5:29-33

1Pe 5:5,6

though.

Lu 12:47; Joh 13:17; Jas 4:6,17

lifted.

3,4; 2Ki 14:10; Isa 2:12; 33:10; 37:23; Jer 50:29; Eze 28:2,5,17

Eze 31:10; Hab 2:4; 1Ti 3:6; Re 13:5,6

the Lord.

4:37; Ge 14:19; Ps 115:16

and they.

2-4; 1Sa 5:1-9

hast praised.

Jud 16:23

which.

Ps 115:4-8; 135:15-17; Isa 37:19; 46:6,7; Hab 2:18,19; 1Co 8:4

in whose.

Ge 2:7; Job 12:10; 34:14,15; Ps 104:29; 146:4; Isa 42:5

Ac 17:25,28,29

and whose.

Job 31:4; Ps 139:3; Pr 20:24; Jer 10:23; Heb 4:13

hast thou.

Ro 1:21-23

MENE.Had these words been written in the Chaldean character, every one who knew the alphabet of the language could at least have read them: they are pure Chaldee, and literally denote "He is numbered, he is numbered; he is weighed; they are divided."

God.

9:2; Job 14:14; Isa 13:1-14:32; 21:1-10; 47:1-15; Jer 25:11,12

Jer 27:7; 50:1-51:64; Ac 15:18

Thou.

Job 31:6; Ps 62:9; Jer 6:30; Eze 22:18-20

art.

Mt 22:11,12; 1Co 3:13

PERES.Peres,"he was divided," pronounced paras, denoted Persians, who seem evidently referred to.

Thy.

31; 6:28; 8:3,4,20; 9:1; Isa 13:17; 21:2; 45:1,2

they clothed.

7,16

1,2; Isa 21:4-9; 47:9; Jer 51:11,31,39,57

Darius.This was Cyaxares, son of Astyages, king of Media, and maternal uncle to Cyrus, who allowed him the title of his conquests, as long as he lived.

6:1; 9:1

being. Chal. he as the son of, etc. about. or, now.

Daniel 6

1 Daniel is made chief of the presidents.

4 They, conspiring against him, obtain an idolatrous decree.

10 Daniel, accused of the breach thereof, is cast into the lion's den.

18 Daniel is saved;

24 his adversaries devoured;

25 and God magnified by a decree.

Darius.

5:31; 1Pe 2:14

an.

Ex 18:21,22; Es 1:1

of.

2:48,49; 5:16,29; 1Sa 2:30; Pr 3:16

that.

Mt 18:23; Lu 16:2

and the.

Ezr 4:22; Es 7:4; Pr 26:6; Lu 19:13-27; 1Co 4:2

was preferred.

Pr 22:29

an.

5:12,14; 9:23; Ge 41:38-41; Ne 7:2; Pr 3:3,4; 17:27; Ec 2:13

thought.Intended to make him grand vizier or {emiru'l umra.} Daniel had now been employed full sixty-five years as prime minister under the kings of Babylon; and was justly entitled, from his acknowledged wisdom, to this preference.

Cir. A.M. 3467. B.C. 537. sought.

3:8; Ge 43:18; Jud 14:4; Ps 37:12,13,32,33; Pr 29:27; Ec 4:4

Jer 18:18,23; 20:10; Mt 26:4; 27:18; Lu 20:20; 22:2

but.

1Sa 18:14; 19:4,5; 22:14; Lu 23:14,15; Joh 19:4; 2Co 11:12

Php 2:15; 1Ti 5:14; Tit 2:8; 1Pe 2:12; 3:16; 4:14-16

1Sa 24:17; Es 3:8; Joh 19:6,7; Ac 24:13-16,20,21

assembled together. or, came tumultuously.

11; Ps 56:6; 62:3; 64:2-6; Mt 27:23-25; Lu 23:23-25; Ac 22:22,23

King.

21; 2:4; 3:9; 5:10; Ne 2:3; Ac 24:2

All.

2,3; 3:2,27

have consulted.

Ps 2:2; 59:3; 62:4; 83:1-3; 94:20; Mic 6:5; Mt 12:14; 26:4; Mr 15:1

Joh 12:10; Ac 4:5-7,26-28

decree. or, interdict. he shall.

3:6,11; Ps 10:9; Na 2:12

establish.

Es 3:12; 8:10; Isa 10:1

according.

12,15; Es 1:19; 8:3

altereth not. Chal. passeth not.

Mt 24:35

signed.

Ps 62:9,10; 118:9; 146:3; Pr 6:2; Isa 2:22

when.

Lu 14:26; Ac 4:17-19

his windows.

1Ki 8:30,38,44,48-50; 2Ch 6:38; Ps 5:7; Jon 2:4; Heb 4:16

he kneeled.

1Ki 8:54; 2Ch 6:13; Ezr 9:5; Ps 95:6; Lu 22:41; Ac 7:60; 9:40; 20:36

Ac 21:5; Eph 3:14

three.

13; Ps 55:17; 86:3; *marg:

Ac 2:1,2,15; 3:1; 10:9

gave.

Ps 34:1; Php 4:6; Col 3:17; 1Th 5:17,18; Heb 13:15

as he.

Ne 6:11; Ps 11:1,2; Mt 10:28-33; Lu 12:4-9; Ac 4:18,19,29

Ac 5:20,29,40-42; 20:24; Php 1:14,20; Re 2:10,13

assembled.

6; Ps 10:9; 37:32,33

they.

3:8-12; Ac 16:19,24; 24:2-9

the den.It is probable that these lions were kept for the purpose of devouring certain criminals, whom the laws might consign to that kind of death.

The thing.

8; Es 1:19

That Daniel.

1:6; 2:25; 5:13

regardeth.

3:12; Es 3:8; Ac 5:29; 17:7

was sore.The king now clearly perceived for what purpose the decree had been solicited; and was exceedingly displeased with himself that he had suffered himself to be so deluded.

3:13; Mt 27:17-24; Mr 6:26; Lu 23:13-21; Joh 19:7-12

and he.He strove during the whole day, by every means, to evade or annul the edict; but the foolish constitution of his government (exactly the reverse of the happy rule for the conduct of our gracious monarch) did not allow them to pardon any person who had broken one of their decrees, however arbitrary and unreasonable.

2Sa 3:28,29

Know.

8,12; Es 8:8; Ps 94:20,21

the king.

2Sa 3:39; Pr 29:25; Jer 26:14; 38:5; Mt 14:8-10; 27:23-26

Mr 6:25-28; 15:14,15; Joh 19:12-16; Ac 24:27; 25:9,11; Ro 13:3

Thy God.

20; 3:15,17,28; Job 5:19; Ps 37:39,40; 91:14-16; 118:8,9; Isa 43:2

Ac 27:23,24

a stone.

La 3:53; Mt 27:60-66; Ac 12:4; 16:23,24

and passed.

2Sa 12:16,17; 19:24; 1Ki 21:27; Job 21:12; Ps 137:2; Ec 2:8

Isa 24:8,9; Am 6:4-6; Jon 3:3-9; Re 18:22

instruments. or, table. and.

2:1; Es 6:1; Ps 77:4

Mt 28:1; Mr 16:2; 2Co 2:13; 1Th 3:5

is.

16,27; 3:15,17,28,29

servest.

1Ch 16:11; Ps 71:14-18; 73:23; 119:112; 146:2; Pr 23:17,18; Ho 12:6

Lu 18:1; Ac 6:4; Ro 2:7; Col 4:2; 1Th 5:17,18; Jas 1:25

able.

3:17; Ge 18:14; Nu 11:23; 14:15,16; Jer 32:17; Lu 1:37; 2Co 1:10

2Ti 1:12; 4:16-18; Heb 7:25; Jude 1:24

O king.

6; 2:4; Ne 2:3

My God.

20; 2Sa 22:7; Ps 31:14; 38:21; 118:28; Mic 7:7; Mt 27:46; Joh 20:17

Joh 20:18

hath sent.

3:28; Nu 20:16; 2Ch 32:21; Ps 34:7; Isa 63:9; Ac 12:11; 27:23

hath shut.

1Sa 17:37; Ps 91:11-13; 2Ti 4:17; Heb 11:33

forasmuch.

23; Ps 18:19-24; 26:6; 84:11; Isa 3:10; Ac 24:16; 2Co 1:12

1Jo 3:19-21

and also.

Ge 40:15; 1Sa 24:9-11; 26:18; Ps 7:1-4; Ac 25:8-11

was.

14,18; Ex 18:9; 1Ki 5:7; 2Ch 2:11,12

because.

3:25,27,28; 1Ch 5:20; 2Ch 20:20; Ps 37:40; 118:8,9; 146:3-6

Pr 18:10; Isa 26:3; Mr 9:23; Heb 11:33

and they brought.

De 19:18-20; Es 7:10; 9:25; Pr 11:8

them.This savage act accorded with the customs of those times; contrary to the Divine law which enacted that "the fathers should not be put to death for the children, nor the children for the fathers."

their children.

De 24:16; Jos 7:24,25; 2Ki 14:6; Es 9:10

the lions.

3:22; Ps 54:5; Isa 38:13

king.

4:1; Ezr 1:1,2; Es 3:12; 8:9

Peace.

Ezr 4:17; 1Pe 1:2; 2Pe 1:2; Jude 1:2

make.

3:29; Ezr 6:8-12; 7:12,13

tremble.

Ps 2:11; 99:1-3; 119:120; Isa 66:2; Jer 10:10; Lu 12:5; Heb 12:29