MANNAFEST

Then was king Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his countenance was changed in him, and his lords were astonied.

KJV

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ASV

Then was king Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his countenance was changed in him, and his lords were perplexed.

WEB

Then King Belshazzar became even more terrified, his face grew even more pale, and his nobles were bewildered.

YLT

then the king Belshazzar is greatly troubled, and his countenance is changing in him, and his great men are perplexed.

DBT

Then was king Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his countenance was changed in him, and his nobles were confounded.

About this book

Old Testament

DanielA Hebrew exile at Babylonian and Persian courts sees empires rise and fall, a Son of Man coming with clouds, and seventy weeks locating Messiah in time. The canon's densest apocalyptic text — and its most interpretively contested.

Author
Daniel (traditional — Jesus cites ‘Daniel the prophet’ in Matt 24:15); critical scholarship dates composition to the 2nd c. BC Maccabean period (§7.9 — both surfaced)
Date
Traditional: 6th c. BC. Critical: c. 165 BC. Site default: traditional; critical view surfaced at depth 2

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