Bible Text: Daniel 5:29-31 | Preacher: Rev. Angus Stewart | Series: The Kingdom of God Versus the Kingdoms of Man | I. Daniel’s Brief Promotion to the Purple
II. Belshazzar’s Swift Slaughter by the Invaders
III. Darius’ Historical Reception of the Kingdom

Babylonian Emperors

Nabopolassar (Nabu-apal-usur) – founder of the Neo-Babylonian Empire (626-605 B.C.)
 Nebuchadnezzar (Nabukudurri-usur) – his son and the greatest of the Neo-Babylonian kings (605-562 B.C.) [II Kings, I & II Chron., Ezra, Neh., Esth., Jer., Eze., Dan.]
 Evil-Merodach (Amel-Marduk) – his son (562-560 B.C.) [II Kings 25:27-30; Jer. 52:31-34]
Neriglissar (Nergal-shar-usur) – a son-in-law of Nebuchadnezzar (560-556 B.C.)
Laborosoarchad (Labashi-marduk) – his son (a few months in 556 B.C.)
Nabonidus (Nabu-na’id) – the father of Belshazzar [Dan. 5; 7:1; 8:1], who shared the throne during the last years of his reign (556-539 B.C.)

Persian Emperors

 Cyrus the Great (539-530 B.C.) [II Chron. 36; Ezra 1; 3; 5-6; Isa. 44-45; Dan. 1; 6; 10]
Cambyses (530-522 B.C.)
Gautama or Smerdis or Bardiya (a few months in 522 B.C.)
 Darius I – Hystaspes (521-486 B.C.) [Ezra 4-6; Hag. 1-2; Zech. 1; 7]
 Xerxes (Ahasuerus) (486-465 B.C.) [Ezra 4:6; Esth.]
 Artaxerxes I – Longimanus (464-423 B.C.) [Ezra 4:7-23; 7-8; Neh. 2; 5; 13]
 Darius II – Ochus (423-404 B.C.) [Neh. 12:22]
Artaxerxes II – Memnon (404-359 B.C.)
Artaxerxes III – Ochus (359-338 B.C.)
Arses (338-335 B.C.)
Darius III (335-331 B.C.)

(adapted from John C. Whitcomb, Jr., Darius the Mede, p. 74)