Daniel 5:29-31
New King James Version
29 Then Belshazzar gave the command, and they clothed Daniel with purple and put a chain of gold around his neck, and made a proclamation concerning him (A)that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.
Belshazzar’s Fall
30 (B)That very night Belshazzar, king of the Chaldeans, was slain. 31 (C)And Darius the Mede received the kingdom, being about sixty-two years old.
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Daniel 5:29-31
English Standard Version
29 Then (A)Belshazzar gave the command, and Daniel (B)was clothed with purple, a chain of gold was put around his neck, and a proclamation was made about him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.
30 (C)That very night (D)Belshazzar the (E)Chaldean king was killed. 31 [a] And (F)Darius (G)the Mede received the kingdom, being about sixty-two years old.
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- Daniel 5:31 Ch 6:1 in Aramaic
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