Daniel 5:31
and Darius the Mede hath received the kingdom, when a son of sixty and two years.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
And Darius the Median took the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old.
In Context
30In that night Belshazzar king of the Chaldeans is slain,
Cross References
Daniel 6:1It hath been good before Darius, and he hath established over the kingdom satraps — a hundred and twenty — that they may be throughout the whole 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 →