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Daniel 5:29–31

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29Then aBelshazzar gave the command, and Daniel mwas clothed with purple, a chain of gold was put around his neck, and a proclamation was made about him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.

30nThat very night aBelshazzar the oChaldean king was killed. 3110 And pDarius kthe Mede received the kingdom, being about sixty-two years old.

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Footnotes

  1. 10Ch 6:1 in Aramaic

Cross references

  1. a[See ver. 22 above]
  2. m[ver. 7, 16]
  3. nJer. 50:24; 51:31, 39, 57
  4. a[See ver. 22 above]
  5. och. 9:1
  6. pch. 9:1
  7. k[See ver. 28 above]

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Then at Belshazzar’s command, Daniel was clothed in purple, a gold chain was placed around his neck, and he was proclaimed the third highest ruler in the kingdom.

That very night Belshazzar, king of the Babylonians, was slain, and Darius the Mede took over the kingdom, at the age of sixty-two.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Then Belshazzar gave an order, and they clothed Daniel in purple, placed a gold chain around his neck, and issued a proclamation concerning him that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.

That very night Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans was killed, and Darius the Mede received the kingdom at the age of sixty-two.

NLTNew Living Translation

Then at Belshazzar’s command, Daniel was dressed in purple robes, a gold chain was hung around his neck, and he was proclaimed the third highest ruler in the kingdom.

That very night Belshazzar, the Babylonian king, was killed.

And Darius the Mede took over the kingdom at the age of sixty-two.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Then Belshazzar commanded, and they clothed Daniel with purple and placed a necklace of gold around his neck, and they made a proclamation concerning him that he would be the third ruler in authority in the kingdom. That same night Belshazzar, the Chaldean king, was killed. And Darius the Mede received the kingdom when he was about sixty-two years old.

KJV 1900King James Version

Then 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. 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.