Daniel 5:10

Then the queen, on occasion of what had happened to the king, and his nobles, came into the banquet house: and she spoke and said: O king, live for ever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, neither let thy countenance be changed.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

Now the queen, by reason of the words of the king and his lords, came into the banquet house: and the queen spake and said, O king, live for ever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed:

In Context

9Wherewith king Baltasar was much troubled, and his countenance was changed: and his nobles also were troubled.

11There is a man in thy kingdom that hath the spirit of the holy gods in him: and in the days of thy father knowledge and wisdom were found in him: for king Nabuchodonosor thy father appointed him prince of the wise men, enchanters, Chaldeans, and soothsayers, thy father, I say, O king:

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Cross References

Genesis 35:17By reason of her hard labor she began to be in danger, and the midwife said to her: Fear not, for thou shalt have this son also.

1 Kings 1:31And Bethsabee bowing with her face to the earth worshipped the king, saying: May my lord David live for ever.

Job 21:34How then do ye comfort me in vain, whereas your answer is shewn to be repugnant to truth ?

Daniel 3:9And said to king Nabuchodonosor: O king, live for ever:

Daniel 6:21And Daniel answering the king, said: O king, live for ever:

Matthew Henry on Daniel 5:2-10

Belshazzar's Feast; The Hand-writing on the Wall. ( b. c. 538.) 1 Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand. 2 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. 3 Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God… Read the whole commentary →

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