Daniel 5:10

"Then King Belshazzar was greatly troubled, and his face was changed in him, and his lords were perplexed."

Key Reflection

King Belshazzar's sudden distress and the confusion among his court symbolize the impending judgment of God, foreshadowing the collapse of Babylon's power. This moment underscores the spiritual reality that even powerful leaders cannot escape divine retribution when they defy or ignore God's will.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Now the queen - “Probably the queen-mother, the Nitocris of Herodotus, as the king’s wives were at the entertainment.” - Wintle. CompareDaniel 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.

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