Bible Strands
Daniel 5:3
Thus they brought in the gold vessels that had been taken from the temple, the house of God in Jerusalem, and the king drank from them, along with his nobles, his wives, and his concubines.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records the moment Belshazzar’s feast begins as the king, his nobles, wives, and concubines receive the sacred vessels.
The words — הַיְתִיו֙ (hay.Tiv) translates as “they brought,” and מָאנֵי דַהֲבָא (ma.Nei da.ha.Va) denotes “gold vessels.”
The thread — The removal of Jerusalem’s temple furnishings to Babylon appears earlier in 2 Kings 25:14 and Jeremiah 52:17, and the feast’s progression continues in Daniel 5:2 and Daniel 5:4.
Why it lands — The text records the physical transfer of holy objects into a royal banquet, requiring the reader to note the stark contrast between the vessels’ original sanctuary purpose and their immediate secular use.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God which was at Jerusalem; and the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, drank in them.