B is Belshazzar
Slain in the night, Darius took o'er his land.
Portia: When it comes to stories in Daniel, Daniel in the Lions' Den is surely the best known. After that, I would say The Fiery Furnace. The third most famous story in Daniel is likely Belshazzar's Feast:
"King Belshazzar made a great festival for a thousand of his lords, and he was drinking wine in the presence of the thousand. Under the influence of the wine, Belshazzar commanded that they bring in the vessels of gold and silver that his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king and his lords, his wives, and his concubines might drink from them. So they brought in the vessels of gold and silver that had been taken out of the temple, the house of God in Jerusalem, and the king and his lords, his wives, and his concubines drank from them. They drank the wine and praised the gods of gold and silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone" (Daniel 5:1-4).
Fingers of a human hand appeared and began to write words on the wall of the palace. Belshazzar promised both riches and rank to the one who could interpret the "writing on the wall."
The Queen said there was a Jewish exile named Daniel whom Nebuchadnezzar made chief over the magicians, enchanters and diviners, because of his spirit, knowledge and understanding as well as his ability to interpret dreams, explain riddles, and solve problems.
Daniel was summoned and said, "This is the writing that was inscribed: MENE, MENE, TEKEL, and PARSIN. This is the interpretation of the matter: MENE, God has numbered the days of your kingdom and brought it to an end; TEKEL, you have been weighed on the scales and found wanting; PERES, your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes and Persians" (5:25-28).
That very night, the book of Daniel records, Belshazzar was killed. Darius the Mede received the kingdom.
Thomas: In Gruesome and Gorey Bible Stories, this story is illustrated in a style emulating Edward Gorey.
"King Belshazzar made a great festival for a thousand of his lords, and he was drinking wine in the presence of the thousand. Under the influence of the wine, Belshazzar commanded that they bring in the vessels of gold and silver that his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king and his lords, his wives, and his concubines might drink from them. So they brought in the vessels of gold and silver that had been taken out of the temple, the house of God in Jerusalem, and the king and his lords, his wives, and his concubines drank from them. They drank the wine and praised the gods of gold and silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone" (Daniel 5:1-4).
Fingers of a human hand appeared and began to write words on the wall of the palace. Belshazzar promised both riches and rank to the one who could interpret the "writing on the wall."
The Queen said there was a Jewish exile named Daniel whom Nebuchadnezzar made chief over the magicians, enchanters and diviners, because of his spirit, knowledge and understanding as well as his ability to interpret dreams, explain riddles, and solve problems.
Daniel was summoned and said, "This is the writing that was inscribed: MENE, MENE, TEKEL, and PARSIN. This is the interpretation of the matter: MENE, God has numbered the days of your kingdom and brought it to an end; TEKEL, you have been weighed on the scales and found wanting; PERES, your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes and Persians" (5:25-28).
That very night, the book of Daniel records, Belshazzar was killed. Darius the Mede received the kingdom.
Thomas: In Gruesome and Gorey Bible Stories, this story is illustrated in a style emulating Edward Gorey.
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