Bible Commentary

Then was Daniel brought in before the king. [And] the king spoke and said unto Daniel, [Art] thou that Daniel, which [art] of the children of the captivity of Judah, whom the king my father brought out of Jewry? 13. spake ] answered. Art thou that Daniel ] Art thou Daniel. The pron. thou is … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Daniel 5:13”

Forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and showing of hard sentences, and dissolving of doubts, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar: now let Daniel be called, and he will show the interpretation. 12. an excellent spirit ] a surpassing spirit, i.e. pre-eminent ability. Cf. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Daniel 5:12”

There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom [is] the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, [I say], thy father, made master of the magicians, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Daniel 5:11”

[Now] the queen, by reason of the words of the king and his lords, came into the banquet house: [and] the queen spoke and said, O king, live forever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed: 10. the queen ] probably, as most commentators assume, partly because she is distinguished … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Daniel 5:10”

Then was king Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his countenance was changed in him, and his lords were astonished. 9. greatly troubled ] greatly alarmed, a climax upon Dan 5:6. and his brightness was changed upon him ] ‘upon’ in accordance with the principle explained on Dan 2:1. were astonied ] were confused or (R.V.) perplexed. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Daniel 5:9”

Then came in all the king’s wise [men]: but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation thereof. 8. The wise men, however, failed either to read or to explain the writing. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Then came in all the kings wise men – … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Daniel 5:8”

The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. [And] the king spoke, and said to the wise [men] of Babylon, Whosoever shall read this writing, and show me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with scarlet, and [have] a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Daniel 5:7”

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. 6. countenance ] lit. brightness (i.e. healthy freshness and colour): cf. Dan 4:36. So Dan 5:9-10; Dan 7:28. Cf. the Targum (Onk.) of Deu 34:7, ‘And the glorious … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Daniel 5:6”

In the same hour came forth fingers of a man’s hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaster of the wall of the king’s palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote. 5. In the same hour ] in the midst of their godless revelry ( Dan 5:4). Cf. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Daniel 5:5”

They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone. They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, … – Compare the note at Dan 5:1. Idols were made among the pagan of all the materials here mentioned. The word … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Daniel 5:4”