Nebuchadnezzar's dream. Before CHRIST cir. 606. 2 Or, he made Daniel understand. DANIEL, II. skill in all learning and wisdom: and 2 Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams. 18 Now at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought o Num. 126. them in before Nebuchadnezzar. 2 Chr. 26. 5. ch. 5. 11, 12, 14. & 10. 1. 603. p Gen. 41.46. ver. 5. 1 Kings 10. 3 Heb. wisdom of understanding. 7 ch. 6. 28. & 10. 1. He lived to see that glorious time of the return of his people from the Babylonian captivity, though he did not die then. So till is used, Ps. 110. 1. & 112. 8. 603. a Gen. 41. 8. ch. 4. 5. b Esth. 6. 1. ch. 6. 18. 19 And the king communed with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they before the king. 209 And in all matters of 3 wisdom and understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm, 21 And Daniel continued even unto the first year of king Cyrus. CHAPTER II. 1 Nebuchadnezzar, forgetting his dream, requireth it of the Chaldeans, by promises and threatenings. 10 They acknowledg ing their inability are judged to die. 14 Daniel obtaining some respite findeth the dream. 19 He blesseth God. 24 He staying the decree is brought to the king. 31 The dream. 36 The interpretation. 46 Daniel's advancement. ND in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him. 2 Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, e Gen. 41. 8. for to shew the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king. 3 And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream. Ex. 7. 11. ch. 5. 7. Ezra 6. 11. 27. ch. 3. 29. 4 Chald. made pieces. fch. 5. 16. 5 Or, fee, ch. 5. 17. ver.48. 6Chald. buy, Eph. 5. 16. 6 But if ye shew the dream, and the interpretation thereof, ye shall receive of me gifts and 5 rewards and great honour therefore shew me the dream, and the interpretation thereof. Daniel brought to the king. 12 For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon. 13 And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain. 14 Then Daniel 2 answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the 34 captain of the king's guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon: 15 He answered and said to Arioch the king's captain, Why is the decree so hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel. 16 Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that he would shew the king the interpretation. 17 Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions: 5 of the God of heaven concerning this 18 That they would desire mercies secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. 19 Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel k in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven. 20 Daniel answered and said, 'Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever for wisdom and might are his : 21 And he changeth " the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: ? he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:5 22 9 He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him. Before CHRIST 603. 2 Chald. returned. 3 Or, chief marshal. 4 Chald. chief of the execution ers, or, slaughtermen, Gen. 37.36. 5 Chald.from Matt. 18.19. before God. 6 Or, that they should not destroy Daniel, &c. k Num. 12.6. Job 33.15,16. 7 Ps. 113. 2. & 115. 13. m Jer. 32. 19. n 1 Chr.29.30 Esth. 1. 18. ch. 7. 25. & 11. 6. o Job 12. 18. Ps. 75. 6, 7. Jer. 27. 5. ch. 4. 17. Jam. 1. 5. Job 12. 22. Ps. 25. 14. ver. 28, 29. 23 I thank thee, and praise thee, Op thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee: for thou hast now made known unto us the king's matter. 24 Therefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had ordained to destroy the wise men of Babylon: he went and said thus unto him; Destroy not the wise men of Babylon: bring me in before the king, and I will shew unto the king the interpretation. 25 Then Arioch brought in Daniel 7 They answered again and said, before the king in haste, and said thus Let the king tell his servants the unto him, 7 I have found a man of the dream, and we will shew the inter-captives of Judah, that will make pretation of it. known unto the king the interpretation. 26 The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, Art thou able to make known unto me the dream which I have seen, and the interpretation thereof? 8 The king answered and said, I know of certainty that ye would gain the time, because ye see the thing is gone from me. 9 But if ye will not make known g Esth. 4. 11. unto me the dream, & there is but one decree for you: for ye have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, till the time be changed: therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that ye can shew me the M&o interpretation thereof. h ver. 28. ch. 5. 11. 10 The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king's matter: therefore there is no king, lord, nor ruler, that asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean, 11 And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, hexcept the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh. 27 Daniel auswered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, shew unto the king ¿ 28 But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and 9 maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar * what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these; 29 As for thee, O king, thy thoughts 2 came into thy mind upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter: and he that revealeth secrets maketh known to thee what shall come to pass. 30 But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I Daniel interpreteth the dream. Before CHRIST 603. DANIEL, III. have more than any living, but for their sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the king, "and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart. 2 Or, but for the intent 31 Thou, O king, 3 sawest, and bethat the inhold a great image. This great image, terpretation may be made whose brightness was excellent, stood known to the before thee; and the form thereof was king. terrible. a ver. 47. 4 Or, sides. e ch. 8. 25. Sl. 22, & A Ezra 7. 12 1s. 47. 5. Jer. 27. 6, 7. ¿ver. 32. 32 This image's head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass, 33 His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay. 34 Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces. 35 Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became dlike the chaff of the summer threshing. floors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, 8 filled the whole earth. The golden image set up. should offer an oblation and sweet odours unto him. 47 The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth it is, that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldest reveal this secret. 48 Then the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and b chief of the governors over all the wise men of Babylon, Before CHRIST 603. y Ezra 6. 10. ver. 28 a ver. & bch. 4. 9. & 5.11. e ch. 3. 12. 49 Then Daniel requested of the king, and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, over the affairs of the province of Babylon: but Daniel d satd Esth. 219, in the gate of the king. CHAPTER III. 1 Nebuchadnezzar dedicateth a golden image in Dura. 8 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, are accused for not wor shipping the image. 13 They, being threatened, make a good confession. 19 God delivereth them out of the furnace. 26 Nebuchadnezzar seeing the miracle blesseth God. and Test the dream, and we will NEBUCHADNEZZAR the wing tell the interpretation thereof before the king. 37 Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory. 38 And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold. 39 And after thee shall arise another kingdom "inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth. 40 And Pthe fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise. 41 And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters' clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay. 42 And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken. 43 And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall min gle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to ano. ther, even as iron is not mixed with clay. 44 And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be de. stroved: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever. height was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon, 2 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the princes, the governors, and the captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellers, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up. 3 Then the princes, the governors, and captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellers, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, were gathered together unto the dedication of the image that Nebuchad nezzar the king had set up; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up. 4 Then an herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, "O people, nations, and languages, 21. & 3. 2. eir. 580. Chald. with might. 3 Chald. they 5 That at what time ye hear the command. sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sack-ach. 41. & but, psaltery, dulcimer, and all 6 23 kinds of musick, ye fall down and wor-4 Or, singship the golden image that Nebuchad. Ing. nezzar the king hath set up: 6 And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hourbe cast into the midst of a burning flery furnace. 7 Therefore at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the cornet, dute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of musick, all the people, the nations, and the languages, fell down and worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up. $ Chald. rymphony. & Jer. 29. 22 Rev. 12 1 Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused een. 6. 12. the Jews, 45 Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain 9 They spake and said to the king Ne without hands, and that it brake in buchadnezzar, d O king, live for ever, pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the 10 Thou, Oking, hast made a decree, silver, and the gold; the great God that every man that shall hear the hath made known to the king what sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sack. shall come to pass 9 bereafter : and the but, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all dream is certain, and the interpreta-kinds of musick, shall fall down and tion thereof sure. 46 Then the king Nebuchadnez. sar fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they worship the golden image! 11 And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth, that he should be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. Shadrach, Meshach, &c. accused, DANIEL, IV. 12 There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego; these men, O king, 2 have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up. 13 Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, Then they brought these men before the king. 14 Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, Is it 3 true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, do not ye serve my gods, nor worship the golden image which I have set up? 15 Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; well: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour info the midst of a burning fiery furnace; 6 and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands? 16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, h we are not careful to answer thee in this matter. 17 If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king. 18 But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up. 19 Then was Nebuchadnezzar 4 full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated. 20 And he commanded the 5 most mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace. 21 Then these men were bound in their coats, their hosen, and their 7 hats, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace, 22 Therefore because the king's 8 commaudment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the 9 flame of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. 23 And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace. 24 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste, and spake, and said unto his 2 counsellers, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king. 25 He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and 3 they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the son of God. 26 Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, and spake, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, ye servants of the most high God, come forth, and come hither. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, came forth of the midst of the fire. and cast into the fiery furnace. 27 And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king's counsellers, being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was an hair of their head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them. Before CHRIST cir. 580. m Heb. 11. 34, 28 Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and haven Ps. 34. 7, 8. changed the king's word, and yielded Jer. 17. 7. ch. 6. 22, 23. their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God. 6 Therefore made I a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known unto me the interpretation of the dream. 7 8 Then came in the magicians, the g ch. 2. 2 astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers: and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known unto me the interpretation thereof. 8 But at the last Daniel came in before me, h whose name was Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods and before him I told the dream, saying, 9 0 Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and no secret troubleth thee, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation thereof. 10 Thus were the visions of mine head in my bed; 7 I saw, and behold a tree in the midst of the earth, and the height thereof was great. 11 The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth: 12 The leaves thereof were fair, and ch. 1.7. Is. 63. 11. ver. 18. ch. 2. 11. & 5. 11, 14. ch. 2. 48. & 5. 11. 7 Chald. I was seeing. ¿ Ezek. 31.3, &c. ver. 20. Nebuchadnezzar's dream. Before CHRIST cir. 570. m Ezek. 17. 23. & 31. 6. See Lam. 4. 20. n P. 103. 20. ver. 17, 23. o Deut. 33. 2. ch. 8. 13. Zech. 14. 5. Jude 14. 2 Chald. with might. p Matt. 3. 10. Ezek. 31. r ch. 11. 13 & 12. 7. DANIEL, V. the fruit thereof much, and in it was and all flesh was fed of it. 13 I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and, behold, "a watcher and an holy one came down from heaven; 14 He cried aloud, and said thus, P Hew down the tree, and cut off his branches, shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit: let the beasts get away from under it, and the fowls from his branches: 15 Nevertheless leave the stump of his roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts in the grass of the earth: 16 Let his heart be changed from man's, and let a beast's heart be given unto him; and let seven times pass over him. 17 This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent Pr. 9. 16. 'that the living may know that the fch. 2. 21. & most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest 5. 21. ver. 25, 32 of men. Daniel interpreteth it. 26 And whereas they commanded to leave the stump of the tree roots; thy kingdom shall be sure unto thee, after that thou shalt have known that the *heavens do rule. 27 Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be "a lengthening of thy tranquillity. Before CHRIST cir. 570. AMatt. 21. 25. Luke 15. 18, 21. Pet. 4.8 P. 41. 1, &c. 2 Or, an healing of thine error. 28 All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar, 29 At the end of twelve months he1 Kings 21. walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon. 3 От, пров. Prov. 16. 18. ch. 3. 20, 30 The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty? 31 P While the word was in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, saying, O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken; The kingdom is departed from thee. Pch. &.& Luke 12 2 7 ver. 24. eir. 569. 32 And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the ver. 25 beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to 18 This dream I king Nebuchad- 33 The same hour was the thing ful- 34 And at the end of the days 1 Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes 19 Then Daniel, whose name was 20 The tree that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached unto the heaven, and the sight thereof to all the earth; 21 Whose leaves were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat for all; under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and upon whose branches the fowls of the heaven had their habitation: 22 It is thou, O king, that art grown and become strong: for thy greatness is grown, and reacheth unto heaven, and the dominion to the end of the earth. 234 And whereas the king saw a watcher and an holy one coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew the tree down, and destroy it; yet leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and Let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him; 24 This is the interpretation, Oking, and this is the deeree of the most High, which is come upon my lord the king i 25 That they shall drive thee from returned unto me, and I blessed the eir. 563 ver. 26 fch. 12. 7. Rev. 4. Ja P. 10 16 ch. 2. 44. & 7. 14. Mic. 4. 7. Luke 1. 2 rls. 40, 15, 17. 35 And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, P. 11. 2. or say unto him, "What doest thou? # Job 34. 29 a Job §, 12 36 At the same time my reason re. turned unto me; and for the glory of my kingdom, mine honour and bright. 42. ness returned unto me; and my coun sellers and my lords sought unto me; and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent majesty as added unto me. Rom. & e Job 12 12 37 Now 1 Nebuchadnezzar prakse. 4. and extol and honour the King of bea ven, d all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase. CHAPTER V. | Belshazzar's impious feast. A hand. men, and thy dwelling shall be with BE the beasts of the field, and they shall P. 106. 20. make thee to eat grass as oxen, and they shall wet thee with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over thee, till thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will A ver. 17, 22 1 14 2 2 Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which his father trought Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the forth The handwriting on the wall. Before CHRIST cir. 538. c Rev. 9. 20. d ch. 4. 31. 2 Chald. ver. 9. DANIEL, V1. temple which was in Jerusalem; that the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, might drink therein. 3 Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God which was at Jerusalem; and the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, drank in them, 4 They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone. 5 In the same hour came forth fingers of a man's hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaister of the wall of the king's palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote. 6 Then the king's? countenance 3 was brightnesses. changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the 45 joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another, 3 Chald. changed it. 4Or, girdles. Is. 5. 27. 5 Chald. bindings, or, knots. e Nah. 2. 10. fch. 2. 2. & 4.6. 6 Chald. with might. g Is. 47. 13. 7 Or, purple. h ch. 6. 2 i ch. 2. 27. & 4.7. k ch. 2. 1. 8 Chald. brightnesses. ver. 6. 2 ch. 2. 4. & 3. 9. m ch. 2. 48. & 4. 8, 9, 18. 9 Or, grandfather. ver.2. 2 Or, grundfather. ver.2. n ch. 4. 9. o chỉ 6.3. 3 Or, of an interpreter, &c. 4 Or, of a dissolver. 5 Chald. knots. p ch. 1. 7. 7 The king cried 6 aloud to bring in the castrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. And the king spake, and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whosoever shall read this writing, and shew me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom. 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 thereof. 9 Then was king Belshazzar greatly * troubled, and his countenance was changed in him, and his lords were astonied. 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, nor let thy countenance be changed: 11 There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy 9 father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy 2 father, the king, I say, thy father, made "master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers; 12° Forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, 3 interpreting of dreams, and shewing of hard sentences, and dissolving of 5 doubts, were found in the same Daniel, P whom the king named Belteshazzar: now let Daniel be called, and he will shew the interpretation. 13 Then was Daniel brought in before the king. And the king spake and said unto Daniel, Art thou that Daniel, which art of the children of the captivity of Judah, whom the king my 6 father brought out of Jewry? 6 Or, grandfather. 14 I have even heard of thee, that q ver. 11, 12.9 the spirit of the gods is in thee, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in thee. Daniel interpreteth it. a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom. Before CHRIST cir. 538. 2 Or, fee, as 17 Then Daniel answered and said before the king, Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another; yet I will read the writing ch. 2. 6. unto the king, and make known to him the interpretation. 18 0 thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour: 19 And for the majesty that he gave him, all people, nations, and languages, trembled and feared before him whom he would he slew; and whom he would he kept alive; and whom he would he set up; and whom he would he put down. 20But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened 9 in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him: ch. 2. 37, 38. & 4. 17, 22, 25. Jer. 27.7. ch. 3. 4. 37. ch. 4. 30, 3 Or, to deal proudly. Ex. 18. 11. Chald. made to come down. y ch. 4. 32, &c. 21 And he was driven from the sons of men; and 5 his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses: they fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven; till he knew that the most high God ruled in the king-50r, he made dom of men, and that he appointeth his heart over it whomsoever he will. equal, &c. ch. 4. 17, 25. 22 And thou his son, O Belshazzar, ahast not humbled thine heart, though thou knewest all this; 23 But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know and the God in whose hand thy breath is, dand whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified: 24 Then was the part of the hand sent from him; and this writing was written. 25¶ And this is the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN. a 2 Chr. 39. 23. & 36. 12. b ver. 3, 4. Ps.115.5, 6. d Jer. 10. 23. Ps. 62, 9. 26 This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it. 27 TEKEL; Thou art weighed ine Job 31. 6. the balances, and art found wanting. 28 PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and & Persians. 29 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. 30 In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain. 31k And Darius the Median took the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old. CHAPTER VI. 1 Daniel is made chief of the presidents. 4 They conspiring against him obtain an idolatrous decree. 10 Daniel, accused of the breach thereof, is cast into the lions' den. 18 Daniel is saved, 24 his adversaries devoured, 25 and God magnified by a decree. Jer. 6. 30. Foretold, Is. 21. 2. ver. 31. ch. 9. 1. ch. 6. 23. hver. 7. cir. 538. i Jer. 51. 91, 39, 57. k ch. 9. 1. 6 Chald. he as the son of, &c. 7 Or, now. cir. 539. IT pleased Darius to set a over the kingdom an hundred and twenty a Esth. 1. 1. princes, which should be over the whole kingdom; 2 And over these three presidents; of whom Daniel was first: that the princes might give accounts unto them, and the king should have no damage. |