The queen. Not his wife, but the mother of the king; (Challoner) Amyit, widow of Nabuchodonosor, and sister of Darius, the Mede; or (Calmet) Nitocris, the mother of Labynithus, (Herod. i.) whom many confound with Baltassar. (Calmet)
Verse Daniel 5:10. _THE QUEEN - CAME_] This is generally allowed to have been the _widow_ of Nebuchadnezzar; if so, she was the queen _Amiyt_, daughter of _Astyages_, sister of _Darius_ the Mede, and...
NOW THE QUEEN - “Probably the queen-mother, the Nitocris of Herodotus, as the king’s wives were at the entertainment.” - Wintle. Compare Daniel 5:2. So Prof. Stuart. The editor of the “Pictorial Bible...
CHAPTER 5 BELSHAZZAR'S FEAST _ 1. Belshazzar's licentious feast (Daniel 5:1)_ 2. The writing on the wall (Daniel 5:5) 3. Forgotten Daniel (Daniel 5:10) 4. The message of Daniel ...
DANIEL 5. Belshazzar, who is represented as king of Babylon, makes a great feast, using the vessels which his father had brought to Babylon from the Temple at Jerusalem. During the feast the fingers o...
NOW THE QUEEN... CAME INTO THE BANQUET HOUSE. The wives and concubines were already there, but the queen only came on account of hearing of the awful portent. This convinces us that the queen was not...
THE QUEEN. Nitocris, the daughter in law of Nebuchadnezzar, and mother of Nabonidus. CAME INTO, &C. She was not present among the "wives" of Daniel 5:2....
_the queen_ probably, as most commentators assume, partly because she is distinguished from the -wives" or -consorts" mentioned in Daniel 5:2, partly on account of the manner in which she speaks in Da...
NOW THE QUEEN, &C.— _Now the queen, on account of the affair which had happened to the king and his lords, came,_ &c. The word for _countenance_ at the end of the verse signifies _splendour,_ or the s...
b. TURMOIL TEXT: Daniel 5:8-16 8 Then came in all the king's wise men; but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation. 9 Then was king Belshazzar greatly troub...
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 count...
5:10 queen, (e-3) See 1 Kings 15:13 ....
BELSHAZZAR'S FEAST Belshazzar, king of Babylon, holds a great feast, at which he profanely uses the sacred vessels taken by Nebuchadnezzar from the Temple at Jerusalem (Daniel 5:1). He is terrified at...
THE MEN WHO WERE LOYAL TO GOD DANIEL _ROBERT BRYCE_ CHAPTER 5 V1 King Belshazzar had a big party. He invited a thousand important people and he drank wine with them. V2 As Belshazzar drank wine,...
BY REASON OF THE WORDS. — The noise and confusion in the banquet-hall was heard by the queen-mother in her apartments. Her respect for Daniel is evident from her language. The position which she held...
מַלְכְּתָ֕א לָ קֳבֵ֨ל מִלֵּ֤י מַלְכָּא֙ וְ רַ
THE FIERY INSCRIPTION IN this chapter again we have another magnificent fresco-picture, intended, as was the last-but under circumstances of aggravated guilt and more terrible menace-to teach the les...
THE HANDWRITING ON THE WALL Daniel 5:1-16 The name of Belshazzar has been deciphered in inscriptions found at Babylon, from which it is inferred that he was associated with his father in the kingdom,...
The next scene is cast in the reign of Belshazzar. He had succeeded to the throne of his father, and was a man of profligate habits. No details are given of his reign, but a graphic picture is set bef...
[Now] the (h) 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 th...
What a consternation the whole court was thrown into by this event, we may well conceive, by what is here said. Daniel is again had recourse to, in order to help the king, and his party out of their a...
Here Daniel relates the occasion of his being brought before the king, as the reader and interpreter of the writing. The queen, he says, did this. It is doubtful whether it was the wife of King Belsha...
In chapter 5 the iniquity of the head of the Gentiles with respect to the God of Israel reaches the highest point, and assumes that character of insolence and contempt which is but the effort of weakn...
NOW THE QUEEN, BY REASON OF THE WORDS OF THE KING AND HIS LORDS, CAME INTO THE BANQUET HOUSE,.... Not the wife of Belshazzar, as Porphyry would have it; but rather the queen mother, as Jacchiades, the...
Daniel 5:10 [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, no...
_Now the queen_, &c. The king's wives and concubines sat with him at the feast, Daniel 5:2; therefore the person here called the queen, and said to come into the banqueting-house on this solemn occasi...
Now the queen, the queen mother, or dowager, very likely the wife of Nebuchadnezzar, BY REASON OF THE WORDS OF THE KING AND HIS LORDS, the sound of which, as they raised their voices in their exciteme...
THE FEAST AND THE HANDWRITING....
10-17 Daniel was forgotten at court; he lived privately, and was then ninety years of age. Many consult servants of God on curious questions, or to explain difficult subjects, but without asking the...
The women in those courts had always an apartment by themselves, and this being queen mother, and aged, did not mingle herself with the king's wives and concubines, but withdrew herself from those ple...
Daniel 5:10 queen H4433 because H6903 words H4406 king H4430 lords H7261 came H5954 (H8754) banquet...
‘The queen by reason of the words of the king and his lords came into the banquet house. The queen spoke and said, “O king live for ever. Do not let your thoughts trouble you, nor let your face be cha...
Daniel 5:1 I. Belshazzar's feast was characterised by great intemperance. II. It was characterised by great profanity. III. This night was one of supernatural visitation. IV. This was a night of t...
CONTENTS: Daniel's personal history under Belshazzar and Darius. The pride of Belshazzar and his downfall. The writing on the wall. Its interpretation and fulfillment. CHARACTERS: God, Belshazzar, Qu...
Daniel 5:2. _Belshazzar his father Nebuchadnezzar._ Belshazzar was the son of Evilmerodach, and grandson of Nebuchadnezzar. The empire therefore falling at this time, fulfilled the prophecy, that all...
DANIEL—NOTE ON DANIEL 5:1 Daniel explains to Belshazzar, the last king of Babylon, that the writing on the wall is a message that the true God rules over all. In his own time, this true God will vindi...
DANIEL—NOTE ON DANIEL 5:10 THE QUEEN most likely refers to the queen mother. She reminded Belshazzar of Daniel, whose ability to solve problems had been repeatedly demonstrated during the reign of Neb...
_HOMILETICS_ SECT. XVII.—BELSHAZZAR’S FEAST (Chap. 5.) This chapter deservedly a favourite with general readers [126]. The magnificence, excitement, and revelry of the royal feast; the profligate kin...
EXPOSITION DANIEL 5:1 BELSHAZZAR'S FEAST. In regard to this chapter the peculiar state of the Septuagint text has to be noted. At the beginning of the chapter there are three verses which seem to be...
Shall we turn now in our Bible to Daniel, chapter 5. Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousands (Daniel 5:1). There are men who call themse...
1 Kings 1:31; 1 Samuel 4:20; Daniel 2:4; Daniel 3:9; Daniel 6:21;...
The queen came — The women in those courts had an apartment by themselves, and this being the queen — mother, and aged, did not mingle herself with the king's wives and concubines, yet she broke the r...