Daniel 5:31

What does Daniel 5:31 mean?

A plain-English look at Daniel 5:31 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And Darius the Mede received the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And Darius the Median took the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And Darius the Mede received the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And Darius the Mede took the kingdom, being then about sixty-two years old.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and Darius the Mede hath received the kingdom, when a son of sixty and two years.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And Darius, the Mede, succeeded to the kingdom, being threescore and two years old.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And Darius the Mede received the kingdom, [being] about sixty-two years old.

Context

v.30In that night Belshazzar the Chaldean king was slain.

v.31This passage

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Daniel 9:1

    In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans,

  • Daniel 6:1

    It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom a hundred and twenty satraps, who should be throughout the whole kingdom;

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