Daniel 5:1
Konteks5:1 King Belshazzar 1 prepared a great banquet 2 for a thousand of his nobles, and he was drinking wine in front of 3 them all. 4
Daniel 7:10
Konteks7:10 A river of fire was streaming forth
and proceeding from his presence.
Many thousands were ministering to him;
Many tens of thousands stood ready to serve him. 5
The court convened 6
and the books were opened.
[5:1] 1 sn As is clear from the extra-biblical records, it was actually Nabonidus (ca. 556-539
[5:1] 2 sn This scene of a Babylonian banquet calls to mind a similar grandiose event recorded in Esth 1:3-8. Persian kings were also renowned in the ancient Near Eastern world for their lavish banquets.
[5:1] 3 sn The king probably sat at an elevated head table.
[5:1] 4 tn Aram “the thousand.”