8Then came in all the king's wise men, but they could neither read the writing, nor declare the interpretation to the king.


In Context

5 In the same hour there appeared fingers, as it were of the hand of a man, writing over against the candlestick upon the surface of the wall of the king's palace: and the king beheld the joints of the hand that wrote.

6 Then was the king's countenance changed, and his thoughts troubled him: and the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees struck one against the other.

7 And the king cried out aloud to bring in the wise men, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. And the king spoke, and said to the wise men of Babylon: Whosoever shall read this writing, and shall make known to me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with purple, and shall have a golden chain on his neck, and shall be the third man in my kingdom.

8 Then came in all the king's wise men, but they could neither read the writing, nor declare the interpretation to the king.

9 Wherewith king Baltasar was much troubled, and his countenance was changed: and his nobles also were troubled.

10 Then the queen, on occasion of what had happened to the king, and his nobles, came into the banquet house: and she spoke and said: O king, live for ever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, neither let thy countenance be changed.

Daniel 5:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:8Then came in all the king’s wise [men:] but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation thereof.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:8Then all the king's wise men came in, but they could not read the writing or tell the king what it meant.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:8Then came in all the king's wise men; but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:8Then came in all the king's wise men, but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:8Then came in all the king's wise men: but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:8Then came in all the king's wise men: but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation of it.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:8Then came in all the king's wise men; but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:8Then coming up are all the wise men of the king, and they are not able to read the writing, and the interpretation to make known to the king;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:8Then came in all the king's wise men: but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation thereof.