Daniel 2:44

And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
days	וּֽבְיוֹמֵיה֞וֹן u.ve.yo.mei.Hon	H3118	a day · conjunction + preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
these	אִנּ֗וּן 'i.Nun	H581	they · personal pronoun, 3rd person masculine plural
kings	מַלְכַיָּ֣א mal.khai.Ya'	H4430	a king · noun, common masculine plural determined + particle of affirmation
God	אֱלָ֨הּ 'e.Lah	H426	God · noun, common both genders singular construct
heaven	שְׁמַיָּ֤א she.mai.Ya'	H8065	the sky (as aloft · noun, common masculine plural determined + particle of affirmation
up	יְקִים֩ ye.Kim	H6966	to rise (in various applications · verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
kingdom	מַלְכוּ֙ mal.Khu	H4437	dominion (abstractly or concretely) · noun, common both genders singular absolute
never	לְעָלְמִין֙ le.'al.Min	H5957	remote time · preposition + noun, common masculine plural absolute
destroyed	תִתְחַבַּ֔ל tit.cha.Bal	H2255	to ruin · verb, imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular
kingdom	וּמַ֨לְכוּתָ֔ה u.Mal.khu.Tah'	H4437	dominion (abstractly or concretely) · conjunction + noun, common feminine singular determined + particle of affirmation
not	לָ֣א la'	H3809	not (the simple or abs. negation) · negative particle
left	תִשְׁתְּבִ֑ק tish.te.Vik	H7662	to quit · verb, imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular
other	אָחֳרָ֖ן 'o.cho.Ran	H321	other · adjective, both genders singular absolute
people	לְעַ֥ם le.'Am	H5972	a people (as a congregated unit) · preposition + noun, common both genders singular absolute
pieces	תַּדִּ֤ק ta.Dik	H1855	to crumble or (trans.) crush · verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular
consume	וְתָסֵיף֙ ve.ta.Seif	H5487	to come to an end · conjunction + verb, hiphil, 3rd person feminine singular
all	כָּל kol-	H3606	properly · noun, common both genders singular construct
these	אִלֵּ֣ין 'i.Lein	H459	these · demonstrative particle
kingdoms	מַלְכְוָתָ֔א mal.khe.va.Ta'	H4437	dominion (abstractly or concretely) · noun, common feminine plural determined + particle of affirmation
it	וְהִ֖יא ve.Hi'	H1932	he (she or it) · conjunction + personal pronoun, 3rd person feminine singular
stand	תְּק֥וּם te.Kum	H6966	to rise (in various applications · verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular
ever	לְעָלְמַיָּֽא le.'al.mai.Ya'	H5957	remote time · preposition + noun, common masculine plural determined + particle of affirmation

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Cross-references

Matthew 28:18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
Luke 1:32-33 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
Psalms 145:13 Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.
Daniel 6:26 I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and stedfast…
Revelation 11:15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord…
Micah 4:7 And I will make her that halted a remnant, and her that was cast far off a strong nation: and the LORD shall reign over them in mount Zion f…
1 Corinthians 15:24-25 Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all autho…
Isaiah 60:12 For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 2:31-45

Daniel here gives full satisfaction to Nebuchadnezzar concerning his dream and the interpretation of it. That great prince had been kind to this poor prophet in his maintenance and education; he had been brought up at the king's cost, preferred at court, and the land of his captivity had hereby been made much easier to him than to others of his brethren. And now the king is abundantly repaid for all the expense he had been at upon him; and for receiving this prophet, though not in the name of a prophet, he had a prophet's reward, such a reward as a prophet only could give, and for which that wealthy mighty prince was now glad to be beholden to him. Here is, I. The dream itself, Dan 2:31, Dan…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 2:44

in the days of these kings--in the days of these kingdoms, that is, of the last of the four. So Christianity was set up when Rome had become mistress of Judea and the world (Luk 2:1, &c.) [NEWTON]. Rather, "in the days of these kings," answers to "upon his feet" (Dan 2:34); that is, the ten toes (Dan 2:42), or ten kings, the final state of the Roman empire. For "these kings" cannot mean the four successional monarchies, as they do not coexist as the holders of power; if the fourth had been meant, the singular, not the plural, would be used. The falling of the stone on the image must mean, destroying judgment on the fourth Gentile power, not gradual evangelization of it by grace; and the dest…

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Adam Clarke on Daniel 2:44

A kingdom which shall never be destroyed - The extensive and extending empire of Christ. Shall not be left to other people - All the preceding empires have swallowed up each other successively; but this shall remain to the end of the world.

John Gill on Daniel 2:44

And in the days of these kings, &c. Not of the Babylonian, Persian, and Grecian kings; nor, indeed, of the old Roman kings, or emperors; but in the days of these ten kings, or kingdoms, into which the Roman empire is divided, signified by the ten toes, of different power and strength. Indeed the kingdom of Christ began to be set up in the times of Augustus Caesar, under whom Christ was born; and of Tiberius, under whom he was crucified; and was continued and increased in the reigns of others, until it obtained very much in the times of Constantine; and, after it suffered a diminution under the Papacy, was revived at the Reformation; but will not be set up in its glory until Christ has overco…

The Church Fathers

He, being begotten by the Father before the beginning of time, was God the Word, the only-begotten Son, and remains the same for ever; for "of His kingdom there shall be no end," says Daniel the prophet. Let us all therefore love one another in harmony, and let no one look upon his neighbour according to the flesh, but in Christ Jesus. Let nothing exist among you which may divide you; but be ye united with your bishop, being through him subject to God in Christ.
— Ignatius of Antioch, Epistle of Ignatius to the Magnesians

Clearly, this teaches about that which will occur at the end, that is, the coming of the kingdom of heaven that is without end. For the kingdom of iron having been brought alongside the weaker element and the composite vessel having been wrought, then shall appear "the stone cut without hand." … The stone that was cut without hands and grew into a great mountain and fills the whole earth is the second advent, and it will strike against the feet of the vessel … and all kingdoms will be destroyed and delivered up to oblivion, and the kingdom without end will be established.
— Theodoret of Cyrus, COMMENTARY ON DANIEL 2:44-45

And in the days of those kings shall the God of Heaven set up a Kingdom which shall never be destroyed, nor shall the sovereignty thereof be left to another people, and it shall stand for ever (Dan. ii, 44). And in the vision he says: And he came even to the Ancient of days and they brought him near before him—and there was given him dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all people, nations and languages should serve him; his dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed (Dan. vii, 13, 14). This is one instance more of his saying the same thing both in the image and the vision, namely, that at the coming of the Lord Christ those kingdoms shall pass away and be destroyed, but his kingdom shall be indissoluble and eternal
— Cosmas Indicopleustes, The Christian Topography, Book 2

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Dictionary and topics

Prayer — Is converse with God; the intercourse of the soul with God, not in contemplation or meditation, but in direct address to him. Prayer may be oral or mental, occasional or constant, ejaculatory or…
Christ, The King · Has an everlasting kingdom — Has an everlasting kingdom
Gentiles · PROPHECIES OF THE CONVERSION OF — PROPHECIES OF THE CONVERSION OF
Metals · Comparative value of — Comparative value of
Mountains · Illustrative: Of the church of God — Illustrative: Of the church of God
Persia · Prophecies concerning — Prophecies concerning

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Daniel 2:44

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 2:31-45

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 2:44

Adam Clarke on Daniel 2:44

John Gill on Daniel 2:44

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Daniel 2:44

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 2:31-45

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 2:44

Adam Clarke on Daniel 2:44

John Gill on Daniel 2:44

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Daniel 2:44-45

Keil & Delitzsch on Daniel 2:14-45

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Daniel 2:44

Rashi on Daniel 2:44