Daniel 5:30 “That very night Belshazzar king of the Chaldeans was slain,”

Daniel 5:30

That very night Belshazzar king of the Chaldeans was slain,

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain.

World English Bible

In that night Belshazzar the Chaldean King was slain.

American Standard Version

In that night Belshazzar the Chaldean king was slain.

Geneva Bible 1599

The same night was Belshazzar the King of the Caldeans slaine.

Darby Translation

In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain.

Young's Literal Translation

In that night Belshazzar king of the Chaldeans is slain,

Bible in Basic English

That very night Belshazzar, the king of the Chaldaeans, was put to death.

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Cross references

“In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain.”

Jeremiah 51:31 Jeremiah 51:39 Jeremiah 51:57 Isaiah 21:4–9 Isaiah 47:9 Jeremiah 51:11

Jeremiah 51:31 · BSB

One courier races to meet another, and messenger follows messenger, to announce to the king of Babylon that his city has been captured from end to end.

Jeremiah 51:39 · BSB

While they are flushed with heat, I will serve them a feast, and I will make them drunk so that they may revel; then they will fall asleep forever and never wake up, declares the LORD.

Jeremiah 51:57 · BSB

I will make her princes and wise men drunk, along with her governors, officials, and warriors. Then they will fall asleep forever and not wake up,” declares the King, whose name is the LORD of Hosts.

Isaiah 21:4–9 · BSB

My heart falters; fear makes me tremble. The twilight I desired has turned to horror.

Isaiah 47:9 · BSB

These two things will overtake you in a moment, in a single day: loss of children, and widowhood. They will come upon you in full measure, in spite of your many sorceries and the potency of your spells.

Jeremiah 51:11 · BSB

Sharpen the arrows! Fill the quivers! The LORD has aroused the spirit of the kings of the Medes, because His plan is aimed at Babylon to destroy her, for it is the vengeance of the LORD— vengeance for His temple.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

29Then Belshazzar gave the command, and they clothed Daniel in purple, placed a gold chain around his neck, and proclaimed him the third highest ruler in the kingdom.

31and Darius the Mede received the kingdom at the age of sixty-two.

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