5:7-9
Following in his father’s footsteps, Belshazzar summoned the usual crew of “wise men”, asking them to interpret the writing on the wall. Anyone who could interpret it would be rewarded with a purple robe and a gold chain, and made the third highest ruler in the land. The “wise men” maintained their lack of success rate, utterly failing to read the writing on the wall. The king became even more fearful, and his nobles were baffled, wondering what was going on.
5:10-12
“The queen” is probably the queen mother. Anyway, she had heard the commotion and decided to intervene. Being the queen mother, she knew of Daniel and how he had successfully helped out Nebuchadnezzar when the “wise men” demonstrated the usual lack of wisdom. So she told the king to call for Daniel, confident that he would be able to resolve the matter.
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