Daniel 5:28

PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Peres - In Daniel 5:25 this is “Upharsin.” These are but different forms of the same word - the word in Daniel 5:25 being in the plural, and...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel 5. Belshazzar, who is represented as king of Babylon, makes a great feast, using the vessels which his father had brought to Babylon from th...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

made. proclamation . See note on "herald", Daniel 3:4 .
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

The word פרס, Pheres, is added, for the word Phersin, meaning his kingdom was divided among the Medes and Persians. I have no doubt that by...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

The Medes and Persians— The kingdom of the Medes seems to have been but of short duration: it probably had its name of Media from מדי Madi, the t...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians. PERES - the explanation of 'dividers' ( Daniel 5:25 ), the active partici...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Belshazzar's Feast Belshazzar, king of Babylon, holds a great feast, at which he profanely uses the sacred vessels taken by Nebuchadnezzar from th...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE FIERY INSCRIPTION IN this chapter again we have another magnificent fresco-picture, intended, as was the last-but under circumstances of aggra...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Weighed and Found Wanting Daniel 5:17-31 Daniel was unperturbed and undismayed. Calm and collected, he recognized his Father's handwriting, and...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The next scene is cast in the reign of Belshazzar. He had succeeded to the throne of his father, and was a man of profligate habits. No details are g...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

There is some little difficulty to an ordinary Reader in observing, that the words of the hand writing on the wall, and the manner of Daniel's interp...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

PERES ,.... The singular of "Pharsin", Daniel 5:25 . The sense of this word is, thy kingdom is divided : which, though it consisted of various pr...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians. Ver. 28. PERES; thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes. ] This had b...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Then was part of the hand sent from him The LXX. read, Δια τουτο εκ προσωπου αυτου απεσταλη αστραγαλος χειρος, και την γραφην ταυτην ενεταξε. “On t...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Daniel Brought before Belshazzar. B. C. 538....
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Separated, divided, broken. Peres signifies two things, broken off, and Persian; noting, first, That this kingdom was broken from Belshazzar, a...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

“Then was the part of the hand sent from before him, and this writing was inscribed. And this is the writing that was inscribed, MENEMENETEKELUPHARSI...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

HOMILETICS SECT. XVII.—BELSHAZZAR’S FEAST (Chap. 5.) This chapter deservedly a favourite with general readers [126]. The magnificence, excitement...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Daniel 5:1-31 I. Belshazzar's feast was characterised by great intemperance. II. It was characterised by great profanity. III. This night was on...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Daniel 5:1 , Daniel 5:6 ; Daniel 5:25 ; Daniel 5:28-30 The case of Belshazzar may be fairly assumed as a case of clear and powerful convicti...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Daniel 5:2 . Belshazzar his father Nebuchadnezzar. Belshazzar was the son of Evilmerodach, and grandson of Nebuchadnezzar. The empire therefore fa...
The Biblical Illustrator

And this writing was written. Writing on the Wall at Belshazzar’s Feast I. T HE SCENE IN WHICH IT OCCURRED . An eastern palace. 1. It was a...
The Biblical Illustrator

Thy kingdom is divided. The Last Warning In the words of our text, we have a warning addressed to a guilty monarch, in a manner too open and pu...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Daniel 5:1-27 BELSHAZZAR 'S FEAST . In regard to this chapter the peculiar state of the Septuagint text has to be noted. At t...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Interpretation and the Fulfilment
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Peres: Thy kingdom is divided, severed, cut into two pieces, and given to the Medes and Persians, the Lord Himself making the division.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Daniel 5:31 ; Daniel 6:28 ; Daniel 8:20 ; Daniel 8:3 ; Daniel 8:4 ; Daniel 9:1 ; Isaiah 13:17 ; Isaiah 21:2 ; Isaiah 45:1 ; Isaiah 45:2
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

PERES — Separated, divided, broken. Phars signifies two things, broken off, and Persian; noting that, first, this kingdom was broken down from Bels...

²⁸ PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.

Related Commentaries of Daniel 5:28

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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