Daniel 5 · Verse 29

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.

Daniel 5:29, King James Version

Daniel 5:29 in other translations

BSB	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	Then Belshazzar commanded, 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	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	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.
DARBY	Then Belshazzar commanded, 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.
BBE	Then, by the order of Belshazzar, they put a purple robe on Daniel, and a gold chain round his neck, and a public statement was made that he was to be a ruler of high authority in the kingdom.
Webster	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.

What does Daniel 5:29 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

29. Belshazzar ... clothed Daniel with scarlet--To come from the presence of a prince in a dress presented to the wearer as a distinction is still held a great honor in the East. Daniel was thus restored to a similar rank to what he had held under Nebuchadnezzar (Da 2:48). Godly fidelity which might be expected to bring down vengeance, as in this case, is often rewarded even in this life. The king, having promised, was ashamed before his courtiers to break his word. He perhaps also affected to despise the prophecy of his doom, as an idle threat. As to Daniel's reasons for now accepting what at first he had declined, compare Note, see on Da 5:17. The insignia of honor would be witnesses for God's glory to the world of his having by God's aid interpreted the mystic characters. The cause of his elevation too would secure the favor of the new dynasty (Da 6:2) for both himself and his captive countrymen. As the capture of the city by Cyrus was not till near daylight, there was no want of time in that eventful night for accomplishing all that is here recorded. The capture of the city so immediately after the prophecy of it (following Belshazzar's sacrilege), marked most emphatically to the whole world the connection between Babylon's sin and its punishment.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 29 Clothed Daniel with scarlet - ארגונא argevana, more probably with purple. The gold chain about the neck was an emblem of magisterial authority. It is often thus mentioned in Scripture.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Daniel 5:18-31

Daniel reads Belshazzar's doom. He had not taken warning by the judgments upon Nebuchadnezzar. And he had insulted God. Sinners are pleased with gods that neither see, nor hear, nor know; but they will be judged by One to whom all things are open. Daniel reads the sentence written on the wall. All this may well be applied to the doom of every sinner. At death, the sinner's days are numbered and finished; after death…

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Daniel 5:29 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

בֵּאדַ֣יִן\׀be.Da.yin<in> thenH116

אֲמַ֣ר'a.Marhe saidH560

בֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֗רbe.le.sha.TzarBelshazzarH1113

וְהַלְבִּ֤ישׁוּve.hal.Bi.shuand they clothedH3848

לְדָֽנִיֵּאל֙le.da.ni.yeL<obj.> DanielH1841

אַרְגְּוָנָ֔א'ar.ge.va.Na'<the> purpleH711

וְהַֽמְנִיכָ֥אve.ha.mon.kha'and necklace theH2002

דִֽי\־di-ofH1768

דַהֲבָ֖אda.ha.Va'<the> goldH1722

עַֽל\־'al-[was] onH5922

צַוְּארֵ֑הּtza.ve.Rehneck hisH6676

וְהַכְרִ֣זֽוּve.hakh.Ri.zuand they made proclamationH3745

עֲל֔וֹהִיa.Lo.hiconcerning himH5922

דִּֽי\־di-thatH1768

לֶהֱוֵ֥אle.he.Ve'he will beH1934

שַׁלִּ֛יטsha.Lithaving masteryH7990

תַּלְתָּ֖אtal.Ta'third theH8531

בְּמַלְכוּתָֽא\׃be.mal.khu.Ta'in kingdom theH4437

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Daniel 5:29

Daniel 5:16
And 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.
Daniel 5:7
The 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.

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Context

Daniel 5:28
PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.
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.
Daniel 5:30
In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain.

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Daniel 5:29 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Entonces, mandándolo Belsasar, vistieron á Daniel de púrpura, y en su cuello fué puesto un collar de oro, y pregonaron de él que fuese el tercer señor en el reino.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Alors Belshatsar donna des ordres, et on vêtit Daniel de pourpre, et on mit une chaîne d’or à son cou, et on proclama qu’il serait le troisième gouverneur dans le royaume.
German Elberfelder 1871	Alsdann befahl Belsazar, und man bekleidete Daniel mit Purpur, mit einer goldenen Kette um seinen Hals; und man rief über ihn aus, daß er der dritte Herrscher im Königreich sein solle. -
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Tunc, jubente rege, indutus est Daniel purpura, et circumdata est torques aurea collo ejus: et prædicatum est de eo quod haberet potestatem tertius in regno suo.