Gen 43:34, Ecc 2:1-2, 7:2-6, Dan 5:1-12, 1Pe 4:3 | TSK | STEP | messes. was five times.Sir John Chardin observes, that "in Persia, Arabia, and the Indies, there are some houses where they place several plates in large salvers, and set one of these before each person, or before two or three, according to the magnificence of each house. The great men of the state are always served by themselves, in the feasts that are made for them; and with great profusion, their part of each kind of provision being always double, treble, or a larger proportion of each kind of meat." were merry. Heb. drank largely.

‏ Genesis 43:34

messes.

was five times.Sir John Chardin observes, that "in Persia, Arabia, and the Indies, there are some houses where they place several plates in large salvers, and set one of these before each person, or before two or three, according to the magnificence of each house. The great men of the state are always served by themselves, in the feasts that are made for them; and with great profusion, their part of each kind of provision being always double, treble, or a larger proportion of each kind of meat."

45:22; 1Sa 1:5; 9:22-24

were merry. Heb. drank largely.

Pr 31:6; Ec 9:7; 10:19; So 5:1; Hab 1:6; Mt 11:19; Joh 2:10

‏ Ecclesiastes 2:1-2

1 The vanity of human courses in the works of pleasure.

12 Though the wise be better than the fool, yet both have one event.

18 The vanity of human labour, in leaving it they know not to whom.

24 Nothing better than joy in our labour; but that is God's gift.

said.

15; 1:16,17; 3:17,18; Ps 10:6; 14:1; 27:8; 30:6,7; Lu 12:19

Go to.

Ge 11:3,4,7; 2Ki 5:5; Isa 5:5; Jas 4:13; 5:1

I will.

8:15; 11:9; Isa 50:5,11; Lu 16:19,23; Jas 5:5; Tit 3:3; Re 18:7,8

I said.Solomon is not speaking here of sober enjoyment of the things of the world, but of intemperate pleasure, whose two attendants, laughter and mirth, are introduced by a beautiful prosopopoeia, as two persons, whom he treats with the utmost contempt.

It is.

7:2-6; Pr 14:13; Isa 22:12,13; Am 6:3-6; 1Pe 4:2-4

‏ Ecclesiastes 7:2-6

better.

Ge 48:1-22; 49:2-33; 50:15-17; Job 1:4,5; Isa 5:11,12; 22:12-14

Am 6:3-6; Mt 5:4; 14:6-12; 1Pe 4:3,4

that.

Nu 23:10; De 32:29; Ro 6:21,22; Php 3:19; Heb 9:27

living.

De 32:46; Isa 47:7; Hag 1:5; *marg:

Mal 2:2

Sorrow. or, Anger. is better.

Ps 119:67,71; 126:5,6; Jer 31:8,9,15-20; 50:4,5; Da 9:3-19

Da 10:2,3,19; Zec 12:10-14; Lu 6:21,25; Joh 16:20-22; 2Co 7:9-11

Jas 4:8-10

by.

Ro 5:3,4; 2Co 4:17; Heb 12:10,11; Jas 1:2-4

heart.

Ne 2:2-5; Isa 53:3,4; Mt 8:14-16; Mr 5:38-43; Lu 7:12,13

Joh 11:31-35

the heart.

1Sa 25:36; 30:16; 2Sa 13:28; 1Ki 20:16; Isa 21:4; Jer 51:39,57

Da 5:1-4,30; Ho 7:5; Na 1:10; Mr 6:21-29

better.

Ps 141:5; Pr 9:8; 13:13; 15:31,32; 17:10; 27:6; Re 3:19

the song.

Ps 69:12

as.

2:2; Ps 58:9; 118:12; Isa 65:13-15; Am 8:10; Lu 6:25; 16:25

2Pe 2:13-17; Jude 1:12,13

crackling. Heb. sound. the laughter.

Pr 29:9

‏ Daniel 5:1-12

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