KJV King 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.
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Daniel 5:29
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then Belshazzar gave the command, and they clothed Daniel in purple, placed a gold chain around his neck, and proclaimed him the third highest ruler in the kingdom.
WEB World English Bible
Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with purple, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.
ASV American Standard Version
Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with purple, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Then hath Belshazzar said, and they have clothed Daniel with purple, and a bracelet of gold is on his neck, and they have proclaimed concerning him that he is the third ruler in the kingdom.
Surrounding context — Daniel 5
26 This [is] the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it.
27 TEKEL; Thou art weighed in 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.
31 And Darius the Median took the kingdom, [being] about threescore and two years old.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
בֵּאדַ֣יִן׀H116 · e.da.yinthenאֲמַ֣רH560 · a.marto sayבֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֗רH1113 · be.le.shats.tsarBelshazzarוְהַלְבִּ֤ישׁוּH3848 · le.vashto clotheלְדָֽנִיֵּאל֙H1841 · da.niy.yelDanielאַרְגְּוָנָ֔אH711 · ar.ge.vanpurpleוְהַֽמְנִיכָ֥אH2002 · ham.nikhchainדִֽי־H1768 · dithatדַהֲבָ֖אH1722 · de.havgoldעַֽל־H5922 · alsinceצַוְּארֵ֑הּH6676 · tsav.varneckוְהַכְרִ֣זֽוּH3745 · ke.razto proclaimעֲל֔וֹהִיH5922 · alsinceדִּֽי־H1768 · dithatלֶהֱוֵ֥אH1934 · ha.vato beשַׁלִּ֛יטH7990 · shal.litrulingתַּלְתָּ֖אH8531 · te.latthirdבְּמַלְכוּתָֽא׃H4437 · mal.khukingdom
Cross-references
Daniel 5:7The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, 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.Daniel 5:16And I have heard of thee, that thou canst make interpretations, and dissolve doubts: now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with scarlet, and [have] a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom.
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