Dan 5:1-4, 30, Hos 7:5, Nah 1:10, Mar 6:21-29 | TSK | STEP | Belshazzar's impious feast. A hand-writing unknown to the magicians, troubles the king. At the commendation of the queen Daniel is brought. He, reproving the king of pride and idolatry, reads and interprets the writing. The monarchy is translated to the Medes. made.

Daniel 5:1-4

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

Daniel 5:30

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

Hosea 7:5

the day.

Ge 40:20; Da 5:1-4; Mt 14:6; Mr 6:21

made.

Pr 20:1; Isa 5:11,12,22,23; 28:1,7,8; Hab 2:15,16; Eph 5:18

1Pe 4:3,4

bottles of wine. or, heat through wine. he stretched.

1Ki 13:4

with scorners.

Ps 1:1; 69:12; Pr 13:20; 23:29-35; Da 5:4,23

Nahum 1:10

while they be.

2Sa 23:6,7; Mic 7:4; 1Th 5:2,3

drunken.

3:11; 1Sa 25:36; 2Sa 13:28; Jer 51:39,57

they shall.

Ps 68:2; Isa 9:18; 10:17-19; 27:4; Mal 4:1

Mark 6:21-29

when.

Ge 27:41; 2Sa 13:23-29; Es 3:7; Ps 37:12,13; Ac 12:2-4

his birthday.

Ge 40:20; Es 1:3-7; 2:18; Pr 31:4,5; Da 5:1-4; Ho 7:5; 1Pe 4:3

Re 11:10

Es 1:10-12; Isa 3:16-26; Da 5:2; Mt 14:6

he.

1Sa 28:10; 2Ki 6:31; Mt 5:34-37; 14:7

Whatsoever.

Es 5:3,6; 7:2; Pr 6:2; Mt 4:9

said.

Ge 27:8-11; 2Ch 22:3,4; Eze 19:2,3; Mt 14:8

The head.

Job 31:31; Ps 27:2; 37:12,14; Pr 27:3,4; Ac 23:12,13

with haste.

Pr 1:16; Ro 3:15

a charger.

Nu 7:13,19-89

Mt 14:9; 27:3-5,24,25

the king.

Mt 14:10,11

an executioner. or, one of his guard.[Spekoulator ,] in Latin, speculator, from speculor, to look about, spy, properly denotes a sentinel; and as these sentinels kept guard at the palaces of kings, and the residences of Roman governors, so they were employed in other offices besides guarding, and usually performed that of executioners. As, however, we learn from Josephus, that Herod was at this very time engaged in war with Aretas, king of Arabia, in consequence of Herod's having divorced his daughter in order to marry Herodias, his brother Philip's wife; and as this event occurred at an entertainment given at the castle of Machaerus, while his army was on its march against his father-in-law; we are furnished with an additional reason why a speculator, or sentinel, should have been employed as an executioner; and are thus enabled to discover such a latent and undesigned coincidence as clearly evinces the truth of the evangelical narrative.

they came.

1Ki 13:29,30; 2Ch 24:16; Mt 14:12; 27:57-60; Ac 8:2