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.”

"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
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What does Daniel 5:29 mean?

The verse Daniel 5:29 from the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible reads, "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." This…

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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."
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Daniel 4:29 - "At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon."
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?"
Daniel 10:5
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Daniel 5:4
Daniel 11:29 - "At the time appointed he shall return, and come toward the south; but it shall not be as the former, or as the latter."
Daniel 5:3
Daniel 7:5
Daniel 10:5
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 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 5:25 - "¶ And this is the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN."
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."
"At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon." - Daniel 4:29
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 5:26 - "This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it."
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Daniel 5:4 - "They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone."
Daniel 5:31 - "And Darius the Median took the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old."