Daniel 5:31
5:30 In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain.And Darius the Median took the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old. being: Cald. he as the son of, etc about: or, now
KJV
Darius the Mede received the kingdom, being about sixty-two years old.
And Darius the Median took the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old.
And Darius the Median took the kingdom, being about three score and two years old.
What does Daniel 5:31 mean?
Daniel 5:31 is a verse in the book of Daniel, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include דָּֽרְיָוֵשׁ (Dârᵉyâvêsh), מָדַי (Mâday), קְבַל (qᵉbal). It connects to 10 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.
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And she said unto the men, I know that the LORD hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you. faint: Heb. melt
2 Kings 7:6For the Lord had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great host: and they said one to another, Lo, the king of Israel hath hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us.
2 Kings 7:7Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it was, and fled for their life.
2 Kings 19:7Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a rumour, and shall return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.
Job 15:21A dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him. A dreadful: Heb. A sound of fears
Proverbs 28:1The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.
Isaiah 16:3Take counsel, execute judgment; make thy shadow as the night in the midst of the noonday; hide the outcasts; bewray not him that wandereth. Take: Heb. Bring
Daniel 5:29Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with scarlet, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made a proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.
Amos 4:3And ye shall go out at the breaches, every cow at that which is before her; and ye shall cast them into the palace, saith the LORD. cast: or, cast away the things of the palace
Obadiah 1:12But thou shouldest not have looked on the day of thy brother in the day that he became a stranger; neither shouldest thou have rejoiced over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction; neither shouldest thou have spoken proudly in the day of distress. spoken: Heb. magnified thy mouth
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Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem. So it ceased unto the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
Ezra 6:15And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.
Daniel 4:29At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon. in: or, upon
Daniel 6:1It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom;
Daniel 6:28So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
Daniel 7:18But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever. most: Cald. high ones, that is, things, or, places
Ezra 6:14And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded, and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia. commandment: Chaldee, decree
Ezra 6:3In the first year of Cyrus the king the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be builded, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof threescore cubits;
Frequently asked questions
What does Daniel 5:31 say?
Daniel 5:31 (King James Version) reads: "And Darius the Median took the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old. being: Cald. he as the son of, etc about: or, now"
Is Daniel 5:31 in the Old or New Testament?
Daniel 5:31 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Daniel.
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