Daniel 5:1
Daniel · Old Testament · Chapter 5
“Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.”Daniel 5:1
What Does Daniel 5:1 Mean?
Daniel 5:1 is found in the book of Daniel, chapter 5, verse 1 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Daniel 5:1 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Esther 1:3“In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him:”1 Kings 3:15“And Solomon awoke; and, behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and offered up burnt offerings, and offered peace offerings, and made a feast to all his servants.”Daniel 7:1“In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, and told the sum of the matters.”Genesis 40:20“And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants.”1 Samuel 30:16“And when he had brought him down, behold, they were spread abroad upon all the earth, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.”1 Kings 16:9“And his servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots, conspired against him, as he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza steward of his house in Tirzah.”Ecclesiastes 7:4“The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.”Isaiah 21:5“Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, and anoint the shield.”Jeremiah 50:35“A sword is upon the Chaldeans, saith the LORD, and upon the inhabitants of Babylon, and upon her princes, and upon her wise men.”Daniel 5:30“In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain.”Habakkuk 2:5“Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people:”Mark 6:21“And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee;”Luke 12:20“But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?”Judges 9:27“And they went out into the fields, and gathered their vineyards, and trode the grapes, and made merry, and went into the house of their god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abimelech.”1 Samuel 25:36“And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal’s heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.”Ecclesiastes 10:19“A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.”Isaiah 5:12“And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the LORD, neither consider the operation of his hands.”Isaiah 14:11“Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee.”Isaiah 21:4“My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me.”Isaiah 22:12“And in that day did the Lord GOD of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth:”
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