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 1:10Mr 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 27:16-22Jer 52:19father. or, grandfather.11,13,18; 2Sa 9:7; 2Ki 8:25-27; 2Ch 11:20; 15:16; Jer 27:7taken out. Chal. brought forth. might.4,23 3 praised.23; 4:37; Jud 16:23,24; Isa 42:8; Ho 2:8-13; Re 9:20,21of gold.3:1-7,8-18; Ps 115:4-8; 135:15-18; Isa 40:19,20; 42:17; 46:6,7Jer 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 5:2,3wrote.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 21:2-4countenance. Chal. brightness.9was changed. Chal. changed it. and his thoughts.10; 4:5,19; 7:28so that.Ps 69:23; Isa 13:7,8; 21:3,4joints. or, girdles.Isa 5:27Chal. 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; 47:13be clothed.16,29; 2:6; Ge 41:42-44; Nu 22:7,17; 24:11; 1Sa 17:25scarlet. or, purple. a chain.Pr 1:9; So 1:10; Eze 16:11the 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 6:15countenance. Chal. brightness.6; 10:8changed.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 1:31let not.Ge 35:17,18; 1Sa 4:20-22; Job 13:4; 21:34 a man.2:47; 4:8,9,18; Ge 41:11-15father. or, grandfather.2light.2:11; 2Sa 14:17; Ac 12:22; 14:11; Re 3:9Nebuchadnezzar.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.2master.2:48; 4:9; Ac 16:16 an excellent.14; 6:3; Ps 16:3; Pr 12:26; 17:27; Col 1:29interpreting of. or, of an interpreter of, etc. dissolving.or, of a dissolver. doubts. Chal. knots. 16; 1Ki 10:1-3; 2Ch 9:1,2whom.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; 8:1,27the children.2:25; 6:13; Ezr 4:1; 6:16,19,20; 10:7,16father. or, grandfather.2,11,18Jewry.Joh 7:1,3Judea. 11,12 7,8; 2:3-11; Isa 29:10-12; 47:12 make. Chal. interpret.Ge 40:8thou 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 8:20rewards. or, fee.2:6I will read.Ps 119:46 O thou.3:17,18; 4:22; 6:22; Ac 26:13,19the most.2:37,38; 4:17,22-25,32; De 32:8; Ps 7:17; 9:2; 47:2; 92:8La 3:35,38; Ac 7:48 that he.3:4; 4:22; Jer 25:9-14; 27:5-7; Hab 2:5; Ro 13:1whom 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 16:5,18Isa 14:12-17; Lu 1:51,52; 18:14hardened.1Sa 6:6; 2Ki 17:14; 2Ch 36:13; Jer 19:15; Heb 3:13in 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 30:3-7his 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 4:8-13his 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 5:29-331Pe 5:5,6though.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 28:2,5,17Eze 31:10; Hab 2:4; 1Ti 3:6; Re 13:5,6the Lord.4:37; Ge 14:19; Ps 115:16and they.2-4; 1Sa 5:1-9hast praised.Jud 16:23which.Ps 115:4-8; 135:15-17; Isa 37:19; 46:6,7; Hab 2:18,19; 1Co 8:4in whose.Ge 2:7; Job 12:10; 34:14,15; Ps 104:29; 146:4; Isa 42:5Ac 17:25,28,29and whose.Job 31:4; Ps 139:3; Pr 20:24; Jer 10:23; Heb 4:13hast thou.Ro 1:21-23 5 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." 25 God.9:2; Job 14:14; Isa 13:1-14:32; 21:1-10; 47:1-15; Jer 25:11,12Jer 27:7; 50:1-51:64; Ac 15:18 Thou.Job 31:6; Ps 62:9; Jer 6:30; Eze 22:18-20art.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; 9:1being. Chal. he as the son of, etc. about. or, now.
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