Lux Domini
Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God which was at Jerusalem; and the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, drank in them.

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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.

Glossary

Jerusalem Place
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.