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George Leo Haydock, on Dan 5:7
George Leo Haydock · 1774–1849
Dan 5:7 · Douay-Rheims
“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.”
On this verse:
“Purple. This and the chain were reserved for the highest nobility. — Third, or one of the three great officers, chap. vi. 1., and 2 Kings xxiii. 8, 19.”
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