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Berean Standard Bible

“Later, King Belshazzar held a great feast for a thousand of his nobles, and he drank wine with them.”

Daniel 5:1

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Daniel 5 tells of Belshazzar's feast in Babylon on the night the city fell to the Medes and Persians. The chapter is a story of pride and its sudden end.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Later, King Belshazzar held a great feast for a thousand of his nobles, and he drank wine with them.

World English Bible (WEB)

Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.

King James Version (KJV)

Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Belshazzar the king made a great feast for a thousand of his lords, drinking wine before the thousand.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

EL rey Belsasar hizo un gran banquete á mil de sus príncipes, y en presencia de los mil bebía vino.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

El rey Belsasar invitó a mil de los más importantes funcionarios suyos a una gran fiesta donde él y sus invitados bebieron mucho vino.

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