Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
And Darius the Mede took the kingdom, being a son of sixty-two years.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And Darius the Median took the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
and Darius the Mede took over the kingdom at the age of 62.
A Conservative Version
And Darius the Mede received the kingdom, being about sixty-two years old.
American Standard Version
And Darius the Mede received the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old.
Amplified
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Bible in Basic English
And Darius the Mede took the kingdom, being then about sixty-two years old.
Darby Translation
And Darius the Mede received the kingdom, being about sixty-two years old.
Julia Smith Translation
And Darius the Median received the kingdom, as the son of two and sixty years.
King James 2000
And Darius the Mede took the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Darius the Mede received the kingdom {when he was about sixty-two years old}.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and Darius out of Media took in the kingdom, being sixty two years of age.
NET Bible
So Darius the Mede took control of the kingdom when he was about sixty-two years old.
New Heart English Bible
Darius the Mede received the kingdom, being about sixty-two years old.
The Emphasized Bible
And, Darius the Mede, received the kingdom, - when about sixty-two years of age.
Webster
And Darius the Median took the kingdom, being about sixty and two years old.
World English Bible
Darius the Mede received the kingdom, being about sixty-two years old.
Youngs Literal Translation
and Darius the Mede hath received the kingdom, when a son of sixty and two years.
Themes
Babylon » Destroyed by the medes
Darius » Median king of persia
Darius » The mede, king of persia
Glory » The reward for not glorifying God
Government » God setting up and removing kings
Medes » Supremacy of, in the chaldean empire
Medo-persian kingdom » Babylon taken by the king of
Medo-persian kingdom » Kings of, mentioned in scripture » Darius hystaspes
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Daniel 5:31
Verse Info
Context Readings
Daniel Deciphers And Interprets The Writing
30 In that night Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans was killed. 31 And Darius the Mede took the kingdom, being a son of sixty-two years.
Cross References
Daniel 9:1
In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans,
Daniel 6:1
It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom a hundred and twenty satraps, that they might be over the whole kingdom.