Belshazzar, while he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem; that the king and his lords, his consorts and his concubines, might drink therein.
Under the influence of the wine, Belshazzar gave orders to bring in the gold and silver vessels that Nebuchadnezzar his father (note: Or predecessor or grandfather; also in verses 11, 13, and 18) had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king could drink from them, along with his nobles, his wives, and his concubines.