Daniel 5:29
Then Belshazzar, gave word, that they should clothe Daniel with purple, and put a chain of gold upon his neck,—and should make a proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler over the kingdom.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
28P’res [="Snatched-away"],—snatched away is thy kingdom, and given to the Medes and Persians.
30In that night, was slain—Belshazzar, the king of the Chaldeans.
Cross References
Genesis 41:42So Pharaoh took his ring from off his hand and put it upon Joseph’s hand,—and clothed him in garments of fine linen, and put the chain of gold upon his neck;
Daniel 5:7The king began crying out again, to bring in the magicians, the Chaldeans and the astrologers,—the king spake and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whosoever it is that shall read this writing, and, the interpretation thereof, shall declare unto me, with purple, shall he be clothed, and have a chain of gold upon his neck, and, as the third in the kingdom, shall he have dominion.
Matthew Henry on Daniel 5:11-30
Daniel Brought before Belshazzar. ( b. c. 538.) 10 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: 11 There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy… Read the whole commentary →