Daniel 5:10-11 WEB

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 5:11-12

The representative of God. "There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods" ( Daniel 5:11 ). I. SOME OF HIS CHARACTERISTICS . 1 . Intelligence. "Light, understanding, wisdom" ( Daniel 5:11 ). 2 . Excellence of spirit. ( Daniel 5:12 .) 3 . Faculty. ( Daniel 5:12 .) 4 . Experience. Some achievement ( Daniel 5:12 ). 5 . The indwelling of the Divine Spirit. ( Daniel 5:11 .) II. A POSSIBLE POSITION . 1 . ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Daniel 5:10

Now the queen - “Probably the queen-mother, the Nitocris of Herodotus, as the king’s wives were at the entertainment.” - Wintle. Compare Daniel 5:2-3. So Prof. Stuart. The editor of the “Pictorial Bible” also supposes that this was the queen-mother, and thinks that this circumstance will explain her familiarity with the occurrences in the reign of Nebuchadnezzar. He says, “We are informed above, that the ‘wives and concubines’ of the king were present at the banquet. It therefore seems probable... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Daniel 5:11

There is a man in thy kingdom - To wit, Daniel. As the queen-mother had lived in the time of Nebuchadnezzar, and recollected the important service which he had rendered in interpreting the dream of the king, it was natural that her mind should at once recur to him. It would seem, also, that though Daniel was no longer employed at court, yet that she still had an acquaintance with him, so far at least as to know that he was accessible, and might be called in on this occasion. It may be asked,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 5:10-12

Daniel 5:10-12. Now the queen, &c. The king’s wives and concubines sat with him at the feast, Daniel 5:2; therefore the person here called the queen, and said to come into the banqueting-house on this solemn occasion, must have been the queen-mother, the widow of Evil-merodach, named Nitocris, a lady, according to Herodotus, eminent for her wisdom, and who had the chief direction of public affairs. The queen said, Let not thy thoughts trouble thee Be not so distressed, nor yield to... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Daniel 5:1-31

Belshazzar’s feast (5:1-31)The events of this chapter took place in 539 BC. If Daniel was about fifteen years of age when taken captive to Babylon in 605 BC, he would now be over eighty. Nebuchadnezzar had long been dead. The present king, Nabonidus, was absent in distant territories for much of his reign, and the rule of the country was largely in the hands of his son Belshazzar. The queen who appears in the story (v. 10) was probably the queen mother, wife of Nabonidus. Nebuchadnezzar is... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Daniel 5:10

the queen . Nitocris, the daughter in law of Nebuchadnezzar, and mother of Nabonidus. came into, &c . She was not present among the "wives" of Daniel 5:2 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Daniel 5:11

man: or, grandee. Chaldee. g ebar. Same as App-14 . spirit . Chaldee. ruach. App-9 . holy . See note on Exodus 3:5 . gods . Chaldee. 'elahin (plural) App-4 . made master of the magicians . See Daniel 2:48 . See note on Daniel 2:2 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Daniel 5:10

"Now the queen by reason of the words of the king and his lords came into the banquet house: the queen spake and said, O king, live forever; let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed. There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the holy gods, were found in him; and the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made him master of the... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Daniel 5:10

Daniel 5:10. Now the queen, &c.— Now the queen, on account of the affair which had happened to the king and his lords, came, &c. The word for countenance at the end of the verse signifies splendour, or the serenity of the face. The king's wives and concubines sat with him at the feast, Dan 5:2-3 so that the person here mentioned must have been the queen-mother, whom Herodotus calls Nitocris; a lady of eminent wisdom, who had the chief direction of public affairs. See Prideaux, and... read more