Daniel 5:6 - Forerunner Commentary

Daniel 5:6

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

5 ^aIn the same hour the fingers of a man’s hand appeared and wrote opposite the lampstand on the plaster of the wall of the king’s palace; and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote.

6 Then the king’s countenance changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his hips were loosened and his ^aknees knocked against each other.

7 ^aThe king cried¹ aloud to bring in ^bthe astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. The king spoke, saying to the wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this writing, and tells me its interpretation, shall be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold around his neck; ^cand he shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.”

8 Now all the king’s wise men came, ^abut they could not read the writing, or make known to the king its interpretation.

9 Then King Belshazzar was greatly ^atroubled, his countenance was changed, and his lords were¹ astonished.

10 The queen, because of the words of the king and his lords, came to the banquet hall. The queen spoke, saying, “O king, live forever! Do not let your thoughts trouble you, nor let your countenance change.

Verse Comparison: Daniel 5:6

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American Standard Version
Then the king's countenance was changed in him, and his thoughts troubled him; and the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another.

Amplified® Bible
Then the color {and} the [drunken] hilarious brightness of the king's face was changed, and his [terrifying] thoughts troubled {and} alarmed him; the joints {and} muscles of his hips {and} back gave way and his knees smote together.

Contemporary English Version
He was so frightened that his face turned pale, his knees started shaking, and his legs became weak.

Darby English Version
Then the king's countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, and the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another.

Good News Bible
He turned pale and was so frightened that his knees began to shake.

King James Version
Then the king's countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another.

New American Standard Bible
Then the king's face grew pale and his thoughts alarmed him, and his hip joints went slack and his knees began knocking together.

New International Version
His face turned pale and he was so frightened that his knees knocked together and his legs gave way.

New King James Version
Then the king's countenance changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his hips were loosened and his knees knocked against each other.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then the king's face grew pale and his thoughts alarmed him, and his hip joints went slack and his knees began knocking together.

Revised Standard Version
Then the king's color changed, and his thoughts alarmed him; his limbs gave way, and his knees knocked together.

Young's Literal Translation
then the king's countenance hath changed, and his thoughts do trouble him, and the joints of his loins are loosed, and his knees are smiting one against another.

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