KJV ORIGINAL
Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem; that the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, might drink therein.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
While Belshazzar was drinking at his party, he decided to get the gold and silver cups that his father Nebuchadnezzar had stolen from God's temple in Jerusalem. He wanted him, all his officials, his wives, and his girlfriends to drink from these sacred vessels.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Belshazzar thought it would be fun to use God's holy things as party cups — spoiler alert: it wasn't.
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