- Let:
- Daniel, on this occasion, behaved in a very different manner to Belshazzar, than he had formerly done to Nebuchadnezzar. Belshazzar had that very night insulted the God of heaven in the most daring manner; and the venerable prophet, as His delegate, denounced sentence against him. "Thenª commandedª° Belshazzar,ª and they clothedª° Danielª with scarlet,ª and [put] a chainª of¹ goldª aboutª his neck,ª and made a proclamationª° concerningª him, that¹ he should beª° the thirdª rulerª in the kingdom.ª" {Dan 5:29} + "That I will notª [take] from a threadª¹ even to¹ a shoelatchet,ªª and that I will notª takeª° any thing¹¹ that¹ [is] thine, lest¹ thou shouldest say,ª° I¹ have made²° Abram² rich:ª°¹¹" {Gen 14:23} + "And Elishaª saidª° unto¹ the kingª of Israel,ª What¹ have I to do with thee? get²°¹ thee to¹ the prophetsª of thy father,ª and to¹ the prophetsª of thy mother.ª And the kingª of Israelª saidª° unto him, Nay:¹ for¹ the LORDª hath calledª° these¹ threeª kingsª together,²° to deliverª° them into the handª of Moab.ª" {2Kg 3:13} + "But he said,ª° [As] the LORDª liveth,ª beforeª whom¹ I stand,ª° I will receiveª° none. And he urgedª° him to takeª° [it]; but he refused.ª°" {2Kg 5:16} + "And he saidª° unto¹ him, Wentª° not¹ mine heartª [with thee], when¹ the manª turned²° again¹ from¹¹ his chariotª to meet²°¹ thee? [Is it] a timeª to receiveª°¹ money,ª and to receiveª° garments,ª and oliveyards,ª and vineyards,ª and sheep,ª and oxen,ª and menservants,ª and maidservants?ª" {2Kg 5:26} + "Butª Peterª saidª° untoª him,ª Thyª moneyª perishªªª° withª thee,ª becauseª thou hast thoughtª° that the¹ giftª of Godª may be purchasedª° withª money.ª" {Act 8:20}
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