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29 Then Belshazzar ordered that Daniel be dressed in purple and wear a gold chain on his neck. He made Daniel the third-highest ruler in the kingdom. 30 That night King Belshazzar of Babylon was killed.[a] 31 Darius the Mede took over the kingdom. He was 62 years old.

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  1. Daniel 5:30 Daniel 5:31 in English Bibles is Daniel 6:1 in the Hebrew Bible.

29 Then at Belshazzar’s command, Daniel was clothed in purple, a gold chain was placed around his neck,(A) and he was proclaimed the third highest ruler in the kingdom.(B)

30 That very night Belshazzar,(C) king(D) of the Babylonians,[a] was slain,(E) 31 and Darius(F) the Mede(G) took over the kingdom, at the age of sixty-two.[b]

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  1. Daniel 5:30 Or Chaldeans
  2. Daniel 5:31 In Aramaic texts this verse (5:31) is numbered 6:1.