Daniel 5:30

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

¶ In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain.

Complete Jewish Bible:

That very night Belshatzar, the king of the Kasdim, was killed.

Berean Standard Bible:

That very night Belshazzar king of the Chaldeans was slain,

American Standard Version:

In that night Belshazzar the Chaldean king was slain.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

In that night{H3916} was Belshazzar{H1113} the king{H4430} of the Chaldeans{H3779} slain{H6992}.

Cross-References (KJV):

Jeremiah 51:31

  • One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to shew the king of Babylon that his city is taken at [one] end,

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.

Isaiah 47:9

  • But these two [things] shall come to thee in a moment in one day, the loss of children, and widowhood: they shall come upon thee in their perfection for the multitude of thy sorceries, [and] for the great abundance of thine enchantments.

Jeremiah 51:39

  • In their heat I will make their feasts, and I will make them drunken, that they may rejoice, and sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the LORD.

Isaiah 21:4

  • My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me.

Isaiah 21:9

  • And, behold, here cometh a chariot of men, [with] a couple of horsemen. And he answered and said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all the graven images of her gods he hath broken unto the ground.

Jeremiah 51:11

  • Make bright the arrows; gather the shields: the LORD hath raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes: for his device [is] against Babylon, to destroy it; because it [is] the vengeance of the LORD, the vengeance of his temple.

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Commentary for Daniel 5:30

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

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

  1. Strong's Number: H3916
    There are 5 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: לֵילְיָא
    Transliteration: lêylᵉyâʼ
    Pronunciation: lay-leh-yaw'
    Description: (Aramaic) corresponding to לָאֵל; {Lael an Israelite}; night.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Strong's Number: H3779
    There are 7 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: כַּשְׂדַּי
    Transliteration: Kasday
    Pronunciation: kas-dah'-ee
    Description: (Aramaic) corresponding to כַּשְׂדִּי; a Chaldaean or inhabitant of Chaldaea; by implication, a Magian or professional astrologer; Chaldean.
  5. Strong's Number: H6992
    There are 6 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: קְטַל
    Transliteration: qᵉṭal
    Pronunciation: ket-al'
    Description: (Aramaic) corresponding to קָטַל; to kill; slay.