The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. And the king spake, and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whosoever shall read this writing, and shew me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.
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Gill's Exposition
The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers,.... Or, "with strength" (n); with a strong voice, as loud as he could; which is expressive of the fright he was…
Barnes' Notes
And the king cried aloud - Margin, as in the Chaldee, “with might.” This indicates a sudden and an alarming cry. The king was deeply terrified; and, unable himself to divine the meaning of the…
Adam Clarke
Whosoever shall read this writing - He knew it must be some awful portent, and wished to know what.
We have here Belshazzar the king very gay, but all of a sudden very gloomy, and in straits in the fulness of his sufficiency. See how he affronts God, and God affrights him; and wait what will be the…
Cambridge Bible
aloud lit. with might, as Dan 3:4; Dan 4:14. Not simply -commanded," but -cried aloud": the king's alarm was reflected in the tones of his voice.
the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the determiners (of…
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