Daniel 5:30

In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain.

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Interpretation

Daniel reads Belshazzar's doom. He had not taken warning by the judgments upon Nebuchadnezzar.

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This thought runs through Daniel 5:30-31.

Daniel 5:30 Daniel 5:31

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.