Treasury of Scripture
Art thou. Though Daniel was one of the chief ministers of state, who did the king's business in the palace (Da
Daniel 8:27 And I Daniel fainted, and was sick certain days; afterward I rose up, and did the king's business; and I was astonished at the vision...
) yet Belshazzar seems to have known nothing of him. This shews that he was a weak and vicious prince, who minded pleasure more than business, according to the character given him by historians. He appears to have left the care of public affairs to his mother, Nitocris, a lady celebrated for her wisdom, who evidently knew Daniel well, and probably constantly employed him in the government of the kingdom.
Daniel 8:11 Yes, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away...
Daniel 1:21 And Daniel continued even to the first year of king Cyrus.
Daniel 2:48 Then the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon...
Daniel 8:1,27 In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared to me, even to me Daniel...
the children.
Daniel 2:25 Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said thus to him, I have found a man of the captives of Judah...
Daniel 6:13 Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, which is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regards not you, O king...
Ezra 4:1 Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity built the temple to the LORD God of Israel;
Ezra 6:16,19,20 And the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity...
Ezra 10:7,16 And they made proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem to all the children of the captivity...
father. or, grandfather.
Daniel 5:1,11,18 Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand...
Jewry.
John 7:1,3 After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him...
Judea.