Daniel 5:10-11 WEB

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Daniel 5:10

10. queen—the queen mother, or grandmother, Nitocris, had not been present till now. She was wife either of Nebuchadnezzar or of Evil merodach; hence her acquaintance with the services of Daniel. She completed the great works which the former had begun. Hence HERODOTUS attributes them to her alone. This accounts for the deference paid to her by Belshazzar. (See on :-). Compare similar rank given to the queen mother among the Hebrews (1 Kings 15:13). read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Daniel 5:11

11. spirit of the holy gods—She remembers and repeats Nebuchadnezzar's language (Daniel 4:8; Daniel 4:9; Daniel 4:18). As Daniel was probably, according to Oriental custom, deprived of the office to which Nebuchadnezzar had promoted him, as "master of the magicians" (Daniel 4:9), at the king's death, Belshazzar might easily be ignorant of his services. the king . . . thy father the king . . . thy father—The repetition marks with emphatic gravity both the excellencies of Daniel, and the fact... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Daniel 5:10

Normally we would identify the queen as Belshazzar’s wife. However, there are a number of reasons to prefer the view that she was really the "queen mother." She could even have been the surviving wife of Nebuchadnezzar. [Note: Ibid., p. 122.] Belshazzar’s wives had been participating in this banquet (Daniel 5:2), but this woman now entered it apparently for the first time. She also spoke to the king more as a mother than as a wife. [Note: Arthur Jeffery, "The Book of Daniel, Introduction and... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Daniel 5:10-12

3. The queen’s counsel 5:10-12 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Daniel 5:11-12

As before, Daniel had not accompanied the other wise men whom the king had summoned (cf. Daniel 4:6-8). The reason for this is unclear, but the effect in the event and in the narrative is that it sets Daniel off as unique. Clearly Belshazzar did not know Daniel personally. Perhaps Daniel had left public service by this time.When really severe crises arise, it is often the man or woman of God that others turn to for answers. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 5:1-31

Belshazzar’s FeastBelshazzar, king of Babylon, holds a great feast, at which he profanely uses the sacred vessels taken by Nebuchadnezzar from the Temple at Jerusalem (Daniel 5:1-4). He is terrified at seeing part of a human hand writing mysterious words on the wall of the banqueting room, and vainly offers great rewards to the wise men of Babylon if they can read and explain the writing (Daniel 5:5-9). The queen tells him of Daniel, and of his fame for wisdom, acquired in Nebuchadnezzar’s... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Daniel 5:10

(10) By reason of the words.—The noise and confusion in the banquet-hall was heard by the queen-mother in her apartments. Her respect for Daniel is evident from her language. The position which she held was one of influence, for it appears that her advice was no sooner offered than it was accepted. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Daniel 5:11

(11) The spirit.—Comp. Daniel 4:8-9.Thy father.—No blood relationship is necessarily implied by this word. It means no more than “predecessor.” (See Introd., sec. VI.) read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Daniel 5:1-31

Daniel 5 : i Pomp, in our apprehension, was an idea of two categories; the pompous might be spurious, but it might also be genuine. It is well to love the simple we love it; nor is there any opposition at all between that and the very glory of pomp. But, as we once put the case to Lamb, if, as a musician, as the leader of a mighty orchestra, you had this theme offered to you 'Belshazzar the king gave a great feast to a thousand of his lords' ... surely no man would deny that, in such a case,... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Daniel 5:1-31

THE FIERY INSCRIPTIONIN this chapter again we have another magnificent fresco-picture, intended, as was the last-but under circumstances of aggravated guilt and more terrible menace-to teach the lesson that "verily there is a God that judgeth the earth."The truest way to enjoy the chapter, and to grasp the lessons which it is meant to inculcate in their proper force and vividness, is to consider it wholly apart from the difficulties as to its literal truth. To read it aright, and duly estimate... read more

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Daniel 5:10

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Daniel 5:11

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Daniel 5:10

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Daniel 5:10-12

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Daniel 5:11-12

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 5:1-31

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Daniel 5:10

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Daniel 5:11

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Daniel 5:1-31

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Daniel 5:1-31

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