232 of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans and sooth sayers : forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and uherstanding in interpreting of dreams, and showing of hard sentences and dissolving of doubts, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar; now let Da niel be called, and he will show the interpretation of the writing.” - Accordingly Daniel was called. As he entered and walked pomposedly through the hall, all eyes were turned upon him in fear and silence. Daniel WąS tien a venerable man, of nearly ninety years of age. Most of his life had been spent in the service of the kings of Babylon, and he was probably at that time also employed by the queen-mother Nitocris, although king Bಷಿházar did not seem to know him. - Like other weak and wicked princes, Belshazzar was more familiar, it should with his gay and ເriting.companion, than with those worthy persons who attended to the Serigu business of his empire, ве that as it may, he ಇಂx said to Daniel, (v. 13-16) “Art thou that Daniel,
