Daniel 5:1

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

"Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand." - Daniel 5:1
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What does Daniel 5:1 mean?

The verse Daniel 5:1 from the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible states: "Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand." This verse is part of a larger story in the Book of Daniel, which takes place during the…

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The Feast of Fools: A Call to Humility and Reflection

The scene depicted in Daniel 5:1, where “Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand,” presents a vivid tableau of excess, pride, and looming judgment. For readers today, this moment serves as a powerful reflection on the…

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A Prayer for Wisdom in the Midst of Excess

Heavenly Father, We come before You in humility and reverence, recognizing Your sovereignty over all creation. We gather here with open hearts, seeking Your wisdom and guidance amid a world filled with distractions and excess. As we reflect on the verse from Daniel 5:1, which…

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Daniel 5:1 - "Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand."
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Daniel 5:13 - "Then was Daniel brought in before the king. And the king spake and said unto Daniel, Art thou that Daniel, which art of the children of the captivity of Judah, whom the king my father brought out of Jewry?"
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Daniel 12:5 - "¶ Then I Daniel looked, and, behold, there stood other two, the one on this side of the bank of the river, and the other on that side of the bank of the river."
Daniel 5:12 - "Forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and shewing of hard sentences, and dissolving of doubts, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar: now let Daniel be called, and he will shew the interpretation."
Daniel 1:5 - "And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king's meat, and of the wine which he drank: so nourishing them three years, that at the end thereof they might stand before the king."
Daniel 6:5 - "Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God."
Daniel 5:30 - "¶ In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain."
Daniel 1:11 - "Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,"
Daniel 5:25 - "¶ And this is the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN."
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 5:24 - "Then was the part of the hand sent from him; and this writing was written."
Daniel 5:28 - "PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians."
Daniel 1:21 - "And Daniel continued even unto the first year of king Cyrus."
Daniel 1:6 - "Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:"
Daniel 5:27 - "TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting."
Daniel 5:27 - "TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting."
Daniel 5:27 - "TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting."
Daniel 5:17 - "¶ Then Daniel answered and said before the king, Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another; yet I will read the writing unto the king, and make known to him the interpretation."
Daniel 1:9 - "Now God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs."
Daniel 5:26 - "This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it."