Lux Domini

Daniel  5:1

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

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Interpretation

Belshazzar bade defiance to the judgments of God. Most historians consider that Cyrus then besieged Babylon.

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This thought runs through Daniel 5:1-4.

Daniel 5:1 Daniel 5:2 Daniel 5:3 Daniel 5:4

Glossary

Belshazzar Person
Bel protect the king!, the last of the kings of Babylon ( Dan. 5:1 ). He was the son of Nabonidus by Nitocris, who was the daughter of Nebuchadnezzar and the widow of Nergal-sharezer.