Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem; that the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, might drink therein.
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Interpretation
Belshazzar bade defiance to the judgments of God. Most historians consider that Cyrus then besieged Babylon.
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.
- Jerusalem Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.