He had 700 wives who were princesses and 300 concubines,(A) and they turned his heart away from the Lord.(B)

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He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines,(A) and his wives led him astray.(B)

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Under the influence of[a] the wine, Belshazzar gave orders to bring in the gold and silver vessels(A) that his predecessor[b] Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king and his nobles, wives, and concubines could drink from them.

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 5:2 Or When he tasted
  2. Daniel 5:2 Or father, or grandfather

While Belshazzar was drinking(A) his wine, he gave orders to bring in the gold and silver goblets(B) that Nebuchadnezzar his father[a] had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines(C) might drink from them.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 5:2 Or ancestor; or predecessor; also in verses 11, 13 and 18