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Engraving by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld (March 26, 1794 - May 24, 1872) " Then all the king's wise men came in, but they could not read the writing or tell the king what it meant. So they brought Daniel to the king, and the king asked, "Is your name Daniel? Are you one of the captives my father the king brought from Judah? I have heard that you are able to explain what things mean and can find the answers to hard problems. Read this writing on the wall and explain it to me. If you can, I will give you purple clothes fit for a king and a gold chain to wear around your neck. And you will become the third highest ruler in the kingdom." Then Daniel answered the king, "You may keep your gifts for yourself, or you may give those rewards to someone else. But I will read the writing on the wall for you and will explain to you what it means. "These are the words that were written on the wall: 'Mene, mene, tekel, and parsin.' "This is what the words mean: Mene: God has counted the days until your kingdom will end. Tekel: You have been weighed on the scales and found not good enough. Parsin: Your kingdom is being divided and will be given to the Medes and the Persians." Then Belshazzar gave an order for Daniel to be dressed in purple clothes and to have a gold chain put around his neck. And it was announced that Daniel was the third highest ruler in the kingdom. That very same night Belshazzar, king of the Babylonian people, was killed. Daniel 5:5-8, 13, 16-17, 25-30 illustration was published in "Die Bibel in Bildern"(1860) scan by Ivan Burmistrov