Daniel 5:7
And the king cried aloud to bring in the magicians, Chaldeans, and soothsayers; and he said to the wise men of Babylon, Whosoever shall read this writing, and make known to me the interpretation, shall be clothed with scarlet, and there shall be a golden chain upon his neck, and he shall be the third ruler in my kingdom.
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Genesis 41:8And it was morning, and his soul was troubled; and he sent and called all the interpreters of Egypt, and all her wise men; and Pharao related to them his dream, and there was no one to + 41:8 Or, tell. interpret it to Pharao.
Numbers 22:7And the elders of Moab went, and the elders of Madiam, and their divining instruments were in their hands; and they came to Balaam, and spoke to him the words of Balac.
Numbers 24:11Now therefore flee to your place: I said, I will honour you, but now the Lord has deprived you of glory.
Esther 3:1And after this king Artaxerxes highly honoured Aman son of Amadathes, the Bugaean, and exalted him, and set his seat above all his friends.
Proverbs 1:9For you shall receive for your head a crown of graces, and a chain of gold round your neck.
Isaiah 44:25Who else will frustrate the tokens of + 44:25 Gr. ventriloquists those that have divining spirits, and prophecies + 44:25 See Heb. from the heart of man? turning the wise back, and making their counsel foolishness;
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 →