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29 Then Belshaz′zar commanded, and Daniel was clothed with purple, a chain of gold was put about his neck, and proclamation was made concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.

30 That very night Belshaz′zar the Chalde′an king was slain. 31 And Darius the Mede[a] received the kingdom, being about sixty-two years old.

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  1. 5.31 Darius the Mede: Nothing is known in history of this person. The Persians, moreover, had already conquered the Medes before taking Babylon.

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