Daniel 5:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Daniel 5:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Daniel 5:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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Daniel 5:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Daniel 5:1 — World English Bible

Daniel 5:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Daniel 5:1 — American Standard Version

Daniel 5:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Belshazzar the king hath made a great feast to a thousand of his great men, and before the thousand he is drinking wine;”

Daniel 5:1 — Young's Literal Translation

Daniel 5:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Daniel 5:1 — Darby Translation

Daniel 5:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“King Belshazzar made a great feast to a thousand of his princes, and dranke wine before the thousand.”

Daniel 5:1 — Geneva Bible

Daniel 5:1 in Context — Daniel 5

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

2 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.

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.

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What Does Daniel 5:1 Mean?

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