TSK - DANIEL 5

  1  Belshazzar's impious feast.
 5  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.


VERSE 1
- made.
   * Ge 40:20 Es 1:3 Isa 21:4,5; 22:12,14 Jer 51:39,57 Na 1:10
   * Mr 6:21,22


VERSE 2 
 - Belshazzar.
  Belshazzar is said by Josephus to be the same as Naboandelus,
  the Nabonadius of Ptolemy, and the Labynetus of Herodotus.
  He reigned seven years, during which time he was engaged in
  unsuccessful wars with the Medes and Persians; and at this
  very time was besieged by Cyrus.

- the golden.
   * Da 1:2 2Ki 24:13; 25:15 2Ch 36:10,18 Ezr 1:7-11 Jer 27:16-22
   * Jer 52:19
- father.  or, grandfather.
   * :11,13,18 2Sa 9:7 2Ki 8:25-27 2Ch 11:20; 15:16 Jer 27:7
- taken out.  Chal. brought forth.  might.
   * :4,23


VERSE 3 
 - a few.
   * 2Ki 25:12 Jer 39:10; 40:6; 52:16 Mt 7:14 Lu 13:23,24 1Pe 4:18
- skirts.  Heb. wings.
   * Isa 24:16 *marg:


VERSE 4 
 - praised.
   * :23
- See on ch.
   * Da 4:37 Jud 16:23,24 Isa 42:8 Ho 2:8-13 Re 9:20,21
- of gold.
   * Da 3:1-7,8-18 Ps 115:4-8; 135:15-18 Isa 40:19,20; 42:17; 46:6,7
   * Jer 10:4-9 Hab 2:19 Ac 17:29; 19:24-28 Re 9:20


VERSE 5 
 - the same.
   * Da 4:31,33 Job 20:5 Ps 78:30,31 Pr 29:1 Lu 12:19,20 1Th 5:2,3
- wrote.
   * :8,15,24-28 Col 2:14 Re 20:12-15


VERSE 6 
 - the king's.
   * :9; 2:1; 3:19 Job 15:20-27; 20:19-27 Ps 73:18-20 Isa 21:2-4
- countenance.  Chal. brightness.
   * :9
- was changed.  Chal. changed it.  and his thoughts.
   * :10
- See on ch.
   * Da 4:5,19; 7:28
- so that.
   * Ps 69:23 Isa 13:7,8; 21:3,4
- joints.  or, girdles.
   * Isa 5:27
- Chal.  bindings, or knots.  and his knees.
   * Isa 35:3 Eze 7:17; 21:7 Na 2:10 Heb 12:12


VERSE 7 
 - aloud.  Chal. with might.
   * Da 4:14 *marg:
- to bring.  See on ch.
   * Da 2:2; 4:6 Ge 41:8 Isa 44:25,26; 47:13
- be clothed.
   * :16,29; 2:6 Ge 41:42-44 Nu 22:7,17; 24:11 1Sa 17:25
- scarlet.  or, purple.  a chain.
   * Pr 1:9 So 1:10 Eze 16:11
- the third.
   * Da 2:48; 6:2,3 Es 3:1; 10:2,3


VERSE 8 
 - but.
  Because, probably, it was written in the ancient Hebrew or
  Samaritan character.

   * Da 2:27; 4:7 Ge 41:8 Isa 47:9,12-15


VERSE 9 
 - greatly.
   * :6; 2:1 Job 18:11-14 Ps 18:14 Re 6:15
- countenance.  Chal. brightness.
   * :6; 10:8
- changed.
   * Ps 48:6 Isa 13:6-8; 21:2-4 Jer 6:24; 30:6 Mt 2:3


VERSE 10 
 - the queen.
  This was probably Nitocris, the queen-mother, widow of Evil-
  merodach, son of Nebuchadnezzar, and father of Belshazzar.

- O king.
   * Da 2:4; 3:9; 6:6,21 1Ki 1:31
- let not.
   * Ge 35:17,18 1Sa 4:20-22 Job 13:4; 21:34


VERSE 11 
 - a man.
   * Da 2:47; 4:8,9,18 Ge 41:11-15
- father.  or, grandfather.  See on ver.
   * :2
- light.
   * Da 2:11 2Sa 14:17 Ac 12:22; 14:11 Re 3:9
- Nebuchadnezzar.
  Nebuchadnezzar was certainly the grandfather of Belshazzar;
  but the term father in Hebrew and Chaldee is frequently used
  to denote a progenitor, or ancestor, however remote.

- father.  or, grandfather.
   * :2
- master.  See on ch.
   * Da 2:48; 4:9 Ac 16:16


VERSE 12 
 - an excellent.
   * :14; 6:3 Ps 16:3 Pr 12:26; 17:27 Col 1:29
- interpreting of.  or, of an interpreter of, etc.  dissolving.
  or, of a dissolver.  doubts.  Chal. knots.
   * :16 1Ki 10:1-3 2Ch 9:1,2
- whom.
   * Da 1:7; 4:8,19


VERSE 13 
 - Art thou.
  Though Daniel was one of the chief ministers of state, who
  did "the king's business" in the palace, (Da 8:27,) yet
  Belshazzar seems to have known nothing of him.  This shews
  that he was a weak and vicious prince, who minded pleasure
  more than business, according to the character given him by
  historians.  He appears to have left the care of public
  affairs to his mother, Nitocris, a lady celebrated for her
  wisdom, who evidently knew Daniel well, and probably
  constantly employed him in the government of the kingdom.

   * :11; 1:21; 2:48; 8:1,27
- the children.
   * Da 2:25; 6:13 Ezr 4:1; 6:16,19,20; 10:7,16
- father.  or, grandfather.  See on ver.
   * :2,11,18
- Jewry.
   * Joh 7:1,3
- Judea.


VERSE 14 
 - See on ver.
   * :11,12

VERSE 15
    * :7,8; 2:3-11 Isa 29:10-12; 47:12


VERSE 16 
 - make.  Chal. interpret.
   * Ge 40:8
- thou shalt.
   * :7 Ac 8:18


VERSE 17 
 - Let.
  Daniel, on this occasion, behaved in a very different manner
  to Belshazzar, than he had formerly done to Nebuchadnezzar.
  Belshazzar had that very night insulted the God of heaven in
  the most daring manner; and the venerable prophet, as His
  delegate, denounced sentence against him.

   * :29 Ge 14:23 2Ki 3:13; 5:16,26 Ac 8:20
- rewards.  or, fee.
   * Da 2:6
- I will read.
   * Ps 119:46


VERSE 18 
 - O thou.
   * Da 3:17,18; 4:22; 6:22 Ac 26:13,19
- the most.
   * Da 2:37,38; 4:17,22-25,32 De 32:8 Ps 7:17; 9:2; 47:2; 92:8
   * La 3:35,38 Ac 7:48


VERSE 19 
 - that he.
   * Da 3:4; 4:22 Jer 25:9-14; 27:5-7 Hab 2:5 Ro 13:1
- whom he would he slew.
   * Da 2:12,13; 3:6,20,21,29 Pr 16:14 Joh 19:11


VERSE 20 
 - when.
   * Da 4:30-33,37 Ex 9:17; 18:11 Job 15:25-27; 40:11,12 Pr 16:5,18
   * Isa 14:12-17 Lu 1:51,52; 18:14
- hardened.
   * 1Sa 6:6 2Ki 17:14 2Ch 36:13 Jer 19:15 Heb 3:13
- in pride.  or, to deal proudly.  deposed.  Chal. made to come
  down.
   * Isa 47:1 Jer 13:18; 48:18 Eze 30:6


VERSE 21 
 - he was driven.  See on ch.
   * Da 4:25,32,33 Job 30:3-7
- his heart was made like.  or, he made his heart equal. etc.
  till.
   * Da 4:17,25,32,35,37 Ex 9:14-16 Ps 83:17,18 Eze 17:24


VERSE 22 
 - thou.
   * :18 Ps 119:46 Mt 14:4 Ac 4:8-13
- his son.
  He was, strictly speaking, "his grandson;" but the term son
  is frequently used to denote filiation at any distance.

- hast.
   * Ex 10:3 2Ch 33:23; 36:12 Isa 26:10 Mt 21:32 Ac 5:29-33
   * 1Pe 5:5,6
- though.
   * Lu 12:47 Joh 13:17 Jas 4:6,17


VERSE 23 
 - lifted.
   * :3,4 2Ki 14:10 Isa 2:12; 33:10; 37:23 Jer 50:29 Eze 28:2,5,17
   * Eze 31:10 Hab 2:4 1Ti 3:6 Re 13:5,6
- the Lord.
   * Da 4:37 Ge 14:19 Ps 115:16
- and they.
   * :2-4 1Sa 5:1-9
- hast praised.
   * Jud 16:23
- which.
   * Ps 115:4-8; 135:15-17 Isa 37:19; 46:6,7 Hab 2:18,19 1Co 8:4
- in whose.
   * Ge 2:7 Job 12:10; 34:14,15 Ps 104:29; 146:4 Isa 42:5
   * Ac 17:25,28,29
- and whose.
   * Job 31:4 Ps 139:3 Pr 20:24 Jer 10:23 Heb 4:13
- hast thou.
   * Ro 1:21-23


VERSE 24 
 - See on ver.
   * :5


VERSE 25 
 - MENE.
  Had these words been written in the Chaldean character, every
  one who knew the alphabet of the language could at least have
  read them:  they are pure Chaldee, and literally denote "He
  is numbered, he is numbered; he is weighed; they are
  divided."

   * :25


VERSE 26 
 - God.
   * Da 9:2 Job 14:14 Isa 13:1-32 14:32; 21:1-10; 47:1-15 Jer 25:11,12
   * Jer 27:7; 50:1-64 51:64 Ac 15:18


VERSE 27 
 - Thou.
   * Job 31:6 Ps 62:9 Jer 6:30 Eze 22:18-20
- art.
   * Mt 22:11,12 1Co 3:13


VERSE 28 
 - PERES.
  Peres,"he was divided," pronounced paras, denoted Persians,
  who seem evidently referred to.

- Thy.
   * :31; 6:28; 8:3,4,20; 9:1 Isa 13:17; 21:2; 45:1,2


VERSE 29 
 - they clothed.  See on ver.
   * :7,16

VERSE 30
    * :1,2 Isa 21:4-9; 47:9 Jer 51:11,31,39,57


VERSE 31 
 - Darius.
  This was Cyaxares, son of Astyages, king of Media, and
  maternal uncle to Cyrus, who allowed him the title of his
  conquests, as long as he lived.

   * Da 6:1; 9:1
- being.  Chal. he as the son of, etc.  about.  or, now. 



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