²While Belshazzar was drinking^c his wine, he gave orders to bring in the gold and silver goblets^d that Nebuchadnezzar his father^a had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines^e might drink from them.^f

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Footnotes

aOr ancestor; or predecessor; also in verses 11, 13 and 18

Cross references

cSee Isa 21:5
dSee 2 Ki 24:13; See 2 Ch 36:10; See Jer 52:19
eSee Est 2:14
fSee Est 1:7; Da 1:2

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Belshazzar, when he tasted the wine, commanded that the vessels of gold and of silver that Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken out of the temple in Jerusalem be brought, that the king and his lords, his wives, and his concubines might drink from them.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Under the influence of the wine, Belshazzar gave orders to bring in the gold and silver vessels that his predecessor Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king and his nobles, wives, and concubines could drink from them.

NLTNew Living Translation

While Belshazzar was drinking the wine, he gave orders to bring in the gold and silver cups that his predecessor, Nebuchadnezzar, had taken from the Temple in Jerusalem. He wanted to drink from them with his nobles, his wives, and his concubines.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

When he tasted the wine, Belshazzar commanded that they bring the vessels of gold and silver that Nebuchadnezzar his predecessor had taken from the temple that was in Jerusalem, so that the king and his lords, his wives and his concubines may drink from them.

KJV 1900King James Version

Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem; that the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, might drink therein.

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