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Daniel 5:31

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And Darius the Mede took over the kingdom at the age of sixty-two.
Daniel 5:31 · New Living Translation
Parallel translations
  • WEB Darius the Mede received the kingdom, being about sixty-two years old.
  • KJV And Darius the Median took the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old.
  • BSB and Darius the Mede received the kingdom at the age of sixty-two.
  • NKJV And Darius the Mede received the kingdom, being about sixty-two years old.
  • NASB So Darius the Mede received the kingdom at about the age of sixty-two.

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Quick answer

Darius the Mede receives the kingdom at about sixty-two years old. The transfer of power confirms the fulfillment of Daniel's interpretation.

Overview

The chapter closes with the kingdom passing to Darius the Mede, just as PERES foretold. The precise notice of his age lends the account historical concreteness, though the identity of Darius is discussed among faithful interpreters. Whatever his exact identification, the verse confirms that God's pronounced transfer of dominion has come to pass.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 2

  • Dan 9:1In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the offspring of the Medes, who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans,
  • Dan 6:1It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom one hundred twenty satraps, who should be throughout the whole kingdom;

Themes, concepts, people & topics

Topics (3)
DARIUSMEDESPERSIA

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Commentaries & study tools

  • VideoBibleProject — Daniel videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • CommentaryEnduring Word — verse-by-verseDavid Guzik · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • CommentaryMatthew Henry on DanielMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical

    The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).

  • ReferenceInterlinear, lexicon & Strong'sBlue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

    Hebrew/Greek interlinear, word definitions, and cross-references for this verse.

Christ at the center

Daniel sees the stone cut without hands that shatters the kingdoms, and 'one like a son of man' given everlasting dominion — titles and visions Jesus claims as his own.

How Daniel 5:31 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

Original language

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And Dariusדָּֽרְיָוֵשׁthe Medianמָדַיtookקְבַלthe kingdomמַלְכוּbeing about threescoreשִׁתִּיןand twoתְּרֵיןyearsשְׁנָהoldבַּר
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