Daniel 5:1

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

¶ Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.

Complete Jewish Bible:

Belshatzar the king gave a great banquet for a thousand of his lords, and in the presence of the thousand he was drinking wine.

Berean Standard Bible:

Later, King Belshazzar held a great feast for a thousand of his nobles, and he drank wine with them.

American Standard Version:

Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

Belshazzar{H1113} the king{H4430} made{H5648} a great{H7229} feast{H3900} to a thousand{H506} of his lords{H7261}, and drank{H8355} wine{H2562} before{H6903} the thousand{H506}.

Cross-References (KJV):

Esther 1:3

  • In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, [being] before him:

Genesis 40:20

  • ¶ And it came to pass the third day, [which was] Pharaoh's birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants.

Mark 6:21

  • And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief [estates] of Galilee;

Mark 6:22

  • And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give [it] thee.

Isaiah 22:12

  • And in that day did the Lord GOD of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth:

Nahum 1:10

  • For while [they be] folden together [as] thorns, and while they are drunken [as] drunkards, they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry.

Jeremiah 51:57

  • And I will make drunk her princes, and her wise [men], her captains, and her rulers, and her mighty men: and they shall sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the King, whose name [is] the LORD of hosts.

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Commentary for Daniel 5:1

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H1113
    There are 7 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר
    Transliteration: Bêlshaʼtstsar
    Pronunciation: bale-shats-tsar'
    Description: lemma בֵּלְשַׁאצּר missing vowel, corrected to בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר; (Aramaic) corresponding to בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר; {Belshatstsar, a Babylonian king}; Belshazzar.
  2. Strong's Number: H4430
    There are 131 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מֶלֶךְ
    Transliteration: melek
    Pronunciation: meh'-lek
    Description: (Aramaic) corresponding to מֶלֶךְ; a king; king, royal.
  3. Strong's Number: H5648
    There are 25 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: עֲבַד
    Transliteration: ʻăbad
    Pronunciation: ab-bad'
    Description: (Aramaic) corresponding to עָבַד; to do, make, prepare, keep, etc.; [idiom] cut, do, execute, go on, make, move, work.
  4. Strong's Number: H7229
    There are 15 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: רַב
    Transliteration: rab
    Pronunciation: rab
    Description: (Aramaic) corresponding to רַב; {abundant}; captain, chief, great, lord, master, stout.
  5. Strong's Number: H3900
    There are 1 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: לְחֶם
    Transliteration: lᵉchem
    Pronunciation: lekh-em'
    Description: (Aramaic) corresponding to לֶחֶם; {(for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)}; feast.
  6. Strong's Number: H506
    There are 424 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אֲלַף
    Transliteration: ʼălaph
    Pronunciation: al-af'
    Description: (Aramaic) or אֶלֶף; (Aramaic), corresponding to אֶלֶף; {hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand}; thousand.
  7. Strong's Number: H7261
    There are 8 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: רַבְרְבָן
    Transliteration: rabrᵉbân
    Pronunciation: rab-reb-awn'
    Description: (Aramaic) from רַבְרַב; a magnate; lord, prince.
  8. Strong's Number: H8355
    There are 5 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שְׁתָה
    Transliteration: shᵉthâh
    Pronunciation: sheth-aw'
    Description: (Aramaic) corresponding to שָׁתָה; {to imbibe (literally or figuratively)}; drink.
  9. Strong's Number: H2562
    There are 6 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: חֲמַר
    Transliteration: chămar
    Pronunciation: kham-ar'
    Description: (Aramaic) corresponding to חֶמֶר; wine; wine.
  10. Strong's Number: H6903
    There are 29 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: קְבֵל
    Transliteration: qᵉbêl
    Pronunciation: keb-ale'
    Description: (Aramaic) or קֳבֵל; (Aramaic), (corresponding to קָבָל; (adverbially) in front of; usually (with other particles) on account of, so as, since, hence; [phrase] according to, [phrase] as, [phrase] because, before, [phrase] for this cause, [phrase] forasmuch as, [phrase] by this means, over against, by reason of, [phrase] that, [phrase] therefore, [phrase] though, [phrase] wherefore.