Daniel 5:7

Overview - Daniel 5
Belshazzar's impious feast.
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.
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Daniel 5:7  (King James Version)
The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. And the king spake, and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whosoever shall read this writing, and shew me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.
 


aloud
Chal. with might.
4:14 *marg:

to bring
2:2 4:6 Genesis 41:8 ; Isaiah 44:25 Isaiah 44:26 ; 47:13

be clothed
Daniel 5:16 Daniel 5:29 ; 2:6 Genesis 41:42-44 ; Numbers 22:7 Numbers 22:17 ; 24:11 1 Samuel 17:25

scarlet
or, purple. a chain.
Proverbs 1:9 ; Solomon 1:10 ; Ezekiel 16:11

the third
2:48 Daniel 6:2 Daniel 6:3 Esther 3:1 ; Esther 10:2 Esther 10:3