Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
Darius the Median—that is Cyaxares II, the son and successor of Astyages, 569-536 BC Though Koresh, or Cyrus, was leader of the assault, yet all was done in the name of Darius; therefore, he alone is mentioned here; but Daniel 6:28 shows Daniel was not ignorant of Cyrus' share in the capture of Babylon. Isaiah 13:17; Isaiah 21:2, confirm Daniel in making the Medes the leading nation in destroying Babylon. So also Jeremiah 51:11, Jeremiah 51:28. HERODOTUS, on the other hand, omits mentioning Darius, as that king, being weak and sensual, gave up all the authority to his energetic nephew, Cyrus [XENOPHON, Cyropædia, 1.5; 8.7].
threescore and two years old—This agrees with XENOPHON [Cyropædia, 8.5,19], as to Cyaxares II.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Daniel 5:31:
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