Daniel 5:1 - Forerunner Commentary

Daniel 5:1

Belshazzar’s Feast

1 Belshazzar the king ^amade a great feast for a thousand of his lords, and drank wine in the presence of the thousand.

2 While he tasted the wine, Belshazzar gave the command to bring the gold and silver vessels ^awhich his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple which had been in Jerusalem, that the king and his lords, his wives, and his concubines might drink from them.

3 Then they brought the gold ^avessels that had been taken from the temple of the house of God which had been in Jerusalem; and the king and his lords, his wives, and his concubines drank from them.

4 They drank wine, ^aand praised the gods of gold and silver, bronze and iron, wood and stone.

Verse Comparison: Daniel 5:1

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American Standard Version
Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.

Amplified® Bible
BELSHAZZAR THE king [descendant of Nebuchadnezzar] made a great feast for a thousand of his lords, and he drank his wine in the presence of the thousand.

Contemporary English Version
One evening, King Belshazzar gave a great banquet for a thousand of his highest officials, and he drank wine with them.

Darby English Version
Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his nobles, and drank wine before the thousand.

Good News Bible
One night King Belshazzar invited a thousand noblemen to a great banquet, and they drank wine together.

King James Version
Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.

New American Standard Bible
Belshazzar the king held a great feast for a thousand of his nobles, and he was drinking wine in the presence of the thousand.

New International Version
King Belshazzar gave a great banquet for a thousand of his nobles and drank wine with them.

New King James Version
Belshazzar the king made a great feast for a thousand of his lords, and drank wine in the presence of the thousand.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Belshazzar the king held a great feast for a thousand of his nobles, and he drank wine in the presence of the thousand.

Revised Standard Version
King Belshaz'zar made a great feast for a thousand of his lords, and drank wine in front of the thousand.

Young's Literal Translation
Belshazzar the king hath made a great feast to a thousand of his great men, and before the thousand he is drinking wine;

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