Daniel 5:1

New International Reader's Version

King Belshazzar gave a huge banquet. He invited a thousand of his nobles to it. He drank wine with them.

Cross References

Genesis 40:20

The third day was Pharaoh’s birthday. He had a feast prepared for all his officials. He brought the chief wine taster and the chief baker out of prison. He did it in front of his officials.

Esther 1:3

In the third year of his rule King Xerxes gave a feast. It was for all his nobles and officials. The military leaders of Persia and Media were there. So were the princes and the nobles of the territories he ruled over.

Isaiah 22:12

The Lord who rules over all called out to you at that time. The Lord told you to weep and cry. He told you to tear your hair out. And he told you to put on the rough clothing people wear when they’re sad.

Isaiah 22:14

I heard the Lord who rules over all speaking. “Your sin can never be paid for as long as you live,” says the Lord.

Jeremiah 50:35

“A sword is coming against the Babylonians!” announces the Lord. “It is coming against those who live in Babylon. It is coming against their officials and wise men.

Jeremiah 51:39

They are stirred up. So I will set a feast in front of them. I will make them drunk. And they will shout and laugh. But then they will lie down and die. They will never wake up,” announces the Lord.

Jeremiah 51:57

I will make Babylon’s officials and wise men drunk. I will do the same thing to its governors, officers and soldiers. They will lie down and die. They will never wake up,” announces the King. His name is the Lord Who Rules Over All.

Daniel 5:30

That very night Belshazzar, the king of Babylon, was killed.

Nahum 1:10

His enemies will be tangled up among thorns. Their wine will make them drunk. They’ll be burned up like dry straw.