Daniel 5:31
And, Darius the Mede, received the kingdom,—when about sixty-two years of age.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
And Darius the Median took the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old.
In Context
30In that night, was slain—Belshazzar, the king of the Chaldeans.
Cross References
Daniel 6:1It was pleasing before Darius, that he should set up over the kingdom, a hundred and twenty satraps,—that they should be over all the kingdom;
Matthew Henry on Daniel 5:31
Daniel Deals Plainly with Belshazzar; Interpreting of the Writing on the Wall. ( b. c. 538.) 30 In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain. 31 And Darius the Median took the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old. Here is, 1. The death of the king. Reason enough he had to tremble, for he was just falling into the hands of the king of terrors, v. 30 . In that night, when his heart was merry with wine, the besiegers broke into the city, aimed at the palace; there they found the king, and… Read the whole commentary →