Keil and Delitzsch Commentary - Daniel 5:10 - 5:10

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Keil and Delitzsch Commentary - Daniel 5:10 - 5:10


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By מַלְכְּתָא interpreters rightly understand the mother of the reigning king, the widow of his father Nebuchadnezzar, since according to Dan 5:2. The wives of the king were present at the festival, and the queen came before the king as only a mother could do. Among the Israelites also the mother of the reigning king was held in high respect; cf. 1Ki 15:13; 2Ki 24:12, 2Ki 24:15; Jer 13:18; Jer 29:2. מִלִּין לָקֳבֵל, by reason of the words, not: because of the affair, to which neither the plur. מִלֵּי nor the gen. רַבְרְבָנוֹהִי agrees. Instead of the Kethiv עַלְלַת the Keri has עַלַּת, the later form. The queen-mother begins in an assuring manner, since she can give an advice which is fitted to allay the embarrassment.