Topic
Mene
2 passages cited, from 3 classic reference works.
These works date from 1884–1897 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Daniel 5:25Easton · Smith · Nave General scriptures concerning
¶ And this is the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN.
- Daniel 5:26Easton · Smith · Nave General scriptures concerning
This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 2 references
(Dan. 5:25, 26), numbered, one of the words of the mysterious inscription written “upon the plaister of the wall” in Belshazzar’s palace at Babylon. The writing was explained by Daniel. (See BELSHAZZAR.)
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 2 references
In the topical indexes
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.