Daniel 5:13Easy To Read VersionSo they brought Daniel to the king. The king said to Daniel, “Is your name Daniel, one of the captives my father the king brought here from Judah? See the chapter |
There is a man in your kingdom that has the spirit of the holy gods in him. In the days of your father this man showed that he could understand secrets. He showed that he was very smart and very wise. He showed that he was like the gods in these things. Your grandfather, {\cf2\super [55]} King Nebuchadnezzar, put this man in charge of all the wise men. He ruled over all the men of magic, and the Chaldeans. {\cf2\super [56]}
So the people of Israel that came back to Jerusalem agreed to accept that plan. Ezra the priest chose men that were family leaders. He chose one man from each family group. Each man was chosen by name. On the first day of the tenth month {\cf2\super [59]} those men that were chosen sat down to study each of the cases.
As Belshazzar was drinking his wine, he ordered his servants to bring the gold and silver cups. These were the cups that his grandfather {\cf2\super [50]} Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple {\cf2\super [51]} in Jerusalem. King Belshazzar wanted his royal people, his wives and his women slaves {\cf2\super [52]} to drink from those cups.