Daniel 5:30
"In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain."

Commentary

Gill's Exposition

In that night was Belshazzar, the king of the Chaldeans, slain. Not by a servant of his own, as Jacchiades; or by an eunuch, one of his guards, as Saadiah and Joseph ben Gorion (b); but by Gadales and Gobryas, who led Cyrus's army up the river Euphrates into the city of Babylon, its course being turned; the

inhabitants of which being revelling and rioting, and the gates open, these men went up to the king's palace; the doors of which being opened by the king's orders to know what was the matter, they rushed in, and finding him standing up with his sword drawn in his own defence, they fell upon him, and slew him, and all about him, as Xenophon (c) relates; and this was the same night the feast was, and the handwriting was seen, read, and interpreted. This was after a reign of seventeen years; for so Josephus says (d), that Baltasar or Belshazzar, in whose reign Babylon was taken, reigned seventeen years; and so many years are assigned to him in Ptolemy's canon; though the Jewish chronicle (e) allows him but three years, very wrongly, no more of his reign being mentioned in Scripture: see Dan 7:1 . His death, according to Bishop Usher (f), Mr. Whiston (g), and Mr. Bedford (h), was in the year of the world 3466 A.M., and 538 B.C. Dean Prideaux (i) places it in 539 B.C. (b) Hist. Heb. l. 1. c. 6. p. 26. (c) Cyropaedia, l. 7. sect. 22, 23. (d) Antiqu. l. 10. c. 11. sect. 4. (e) Seder Olam Rabba, c. 28. p. 81. (f) Annales Vet. Test. A. M. 3466. (g) Chronological Tables, cent. 10. (h) Scripture Chronology, p. 711. (i) Connexion, &c. par. 1. p. 120.

Source: Gill's Exposition (Public Domain)

Hebrew Word Studies (6 words)

H3916 לֵילְיָא
Definition:

19; 5:30; 7:2; 7:7; 7:13). Each setting is pivotal, marking moments of revelation, judgment, or eschatological preview.The Night as a Setting for Divine RevelationInDaniel 2:19“the mystery was reveale 19; 5:30; 7:2; 7:7; 7:13). Each setting is pivotal, marking moments of revelation, judgment, or eschatological preview.The Night as a Setting for Divine RevelationInDaniel 2:19“the mystery was reveale

H6992 קְטַל
Definition:

13–14— A royal decree orders the destruction of the wise men of Babylon after their inability to reveal Nebuchadnezzar’s dream. The threatened slaughter forms the backdrop for Daniel’s petition for ti 13–14— A royal decree orders the destruction of the wise men of Babylon after their inability to reveal Nebuchadnezzar’s dream. The threatened slaughter forms the backdrop for Daniel’s petition for ti

Possible Meanings:
  • slay (semantic_range)
  • be slain (semantic_range)
  • slay (semantic_range)
  • be slain (semantic_range)
H1113 בֵּלְשַׁאצּר
Definition:

1,2,9,22,29 (Biblical Hebrewid., p. 128) =בֵּלְאשַׁצַּרDaniel 5:30;Daniel 7:1;Βαλτασαρ; see BevEncy. Bib. BelshazzarDrDu xxviii f..Topical LexiconHistorical SettingBelshazzar was the last reigning mon 1,2,9,22,29 (Biblical Hebrewid., p. 128) =בֵּלְאשַׁצַּרDaniel 5:30;Daniel 7:1;Βαλτασαρ; see BevEncy. Bib. BelshazzarDrDu xxviii f..Topical LexiconHistorical SettingBelshazzar was the last reigning mon

H4430 מְלַךְ
Definition:

7). It denotes the act of reigning, becoming king, or exercising royal authority. While applied to human monarchs, the verb also frames explicit declarations of God’s unrivaled kingship, weaving toget 7). It denotes the act of reigning, becoming king, or exercising royal authority. While applied to human monarchs, the verb also frames explicit declarations of God’s unrivaled kingship, weaving toget

Possible Meanings:
  • counsel (semantic_range)
  • advice (semantic_range)
H3779 כַּשְׂדַּי
Definition:

10; emphaticכשדיאDaniel 5:30Kt (Qrכַּשְׂדָּאָה),כסדיאEzra 5:12Kt (Qrכַּסְדָּאָה); plural absoluteכַּשְׂדָּאִיןEzra 3:8;Ezra 5:11, emphaticכשדיאKt,כַּשְׂדָּאֵיQr,Daniel 2:5,10;Daniel 4:4;Daniel 5:7; —1 10; emphaticכשדיאDaniel 5:30Kt (Qrכַּשְׂדָּאָה),כסדיאEzra 5:12Kt (Qrכַּסְדָּאָה); plural absoluteכַּשְׂדָּאִיןEzra 3:8;Ezra 5:11, emphaticכשדיאKt,כַּשְׂדָּאֵיQr,Daniel 2:5,10;Daniel 4:4;Daniel 5:7; —1

Possible Meanings:
  • Chaldean (semantic_range)
H3779 כַּשְׂדַּי
Definition:

10; emphaticכשדיאDaniel 5:30Kt (Qrכַּשְׂדָּאָה),כסדיאEzra 5:12Kt (Qrכַּסְדָּאָה); plural absoluteכַּשְׂדָּאִיןEzra 3:8;Ezra 5:11, emphaticכשדיאKt,כַּשְׂדָּאֵיQr,Daniel 2:5,10;Daniel 4:4;Daniel 5:7; —1 10; emphaticכשדיאDaniel 5:30Kt (Qrכַּשְׂדָּאָה),כסדיאEzra 5:12Kt (Qrכַּסְדָּאָה); plural absoluteכַּשְׂדָּאִיןEzra 3:8;Ezra 5:11, emphaticכשדיאKt,כַּשְׂדָּאֵיQr,Daniel 2:5,10;Daniel 4:4;Daniel 5:7; —1

Possible Meanings:
  • Chaldean (semantic_range)

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