Daniel 5:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Daniel 5:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Daniel 5:2 is a verse from the book of Daniel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Daniel 5:2 — KJV
“Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem; that the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, might drink therein. father: or, grandfather taken: Chaldee, brought forth”
— Daniel 5:2 (KJV)
Daniel 5:2 in Context — About the Book of Daniel
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Cross-References for Daniel 5:2
“And also let the golden and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took forth out of the temple which is at Jerusalem, and brought unto Babylon, be restored, and brought again unto the temple which is at Jerusalem, every one to his place, and place them in the house of God. brought again: Chaldee, go”
Shares key themes with Daniel 5:2: golden, silver, vessels
“And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the door, to bring forth out of the temple of the LORD all the vessels that were made for Baal, and for the grove, and for all the host of heaven: and he burned them without Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, and carried the ashes of them unto Bethel.”
Shares key themes with Daniel 5:2: commanded, bring, vessels
“And the vessels also of gold and silver of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem, and brought them into the temple of Babylon, those did Cyrus the king take out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered unto one, whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor; governor: or, deputy”
Shares key themes with Daniel 5:2: silver, vessels, nebuchadnezzar
“Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David, which is Zion. chief: Heb. princes”
Shares key themes with Daniel 5:2: bring, father, jerusalem
“And when the year was expired, king Nebuchadnezzar sent, and brought him to Babylon, with the goodly vessels of the house of the LORD, and made Zedekiah his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem. when...: Heb. at the return of the year goodly...: Heb. vessels of desire Zedekiah...: or, Mattaniah, his father's brother”
Shares key themes with Daniel 5:2: vessels, father, nebuchadnezzar
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