Daniel 7:27

And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
kingdom	וּמַלְכוּתָ֨ה u.mal.khu.Tah'	H4437	dominion (abstractly or concretely) · conjunction + noun, common feminine singular determined + particle of affirmation
dominion	וְשָׁלְטָנָ֜א ve.shal.ta.Na'	H7985	empire (abstractly or concretely) · conjunction + noun, common both genders singular determined + particle of affirmation
greatness	וּרְבוּתָ֗א u.re.vu.Ta'	H7238	increase (of dignity) · conjunction + noun, common feminine singular determined + particle of affirmation
kingdom	מַלְכְוָת֙ mal.khe.Vat	H4437	dominion (abstractly or concretely) · noun, common feminine plural construct
under	תְּח֣וֹת te.Chot	H8460	beneath · noun, common both genders singular construct
whole	כָּל kol-	H3606	properly · noun, common both genders singular construct
heaven	שְׁמַיָּ֔א she.mai.Ya'	H8065	the sky (as aloft · noun, common masculine plural determined + particle of affirmation
given	יְהִיבַ֕ת ye.hi.Vat	H3052	to give (whether literal or figurative) · verb, perfect, 3rd person feminine singular
people	לְעַ֖ם le.'Am	H5972	a people (as a congregated unit) · preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct
saints	קַדִּישֵׁ֣י ka.di.Shei	H6922	sacred (ceremonially or morally) · adjective, masculine plural construct
High	עֶלְיוֹנִ֑ין el.yo.Nin	H5946	the Supreme · adjective, masculine plural absolute
kingdom	מַלְכוּתֵהּ֙ mal.khu.Teh	H4437	dominion (abstractly or concretely) · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
everlasting	עָלַ֔ם 'a.Lam	H5957	remote time · noun, common both genders singular absolute
kingdom	מַלְכ֣וּת mal.Khut	H4437	dominion (abstractly or concretely) · noun, common feminine singular construct
all	וְכֹל֙ ve.Khol	H3606	properly · conjunction + noun, common both genders singular construct
dominions	שָׁלְטָ֣נַיָּ֔א shal.Ta.nai.Ya'	H7985	empire (abstractly or concretely) · noun, common masculine plural determined + particle of affirmation
serve	יִפְלְח֖וּן yif.le.Chun	H6399	to serve or worship · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
obey	וְיִֽשְׁתַּמְּעֽוּן ve.Yish.ta.me.'Un	H8086	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attent… · conjunction + verb, 3rd person masculine plural

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Cross-references

Psalms 72:11 Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.
Luke 1:33 And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
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…
Daniel 7:14 And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an ev…
Psalms 22:27 All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.
Daniel 7:18 But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.
Isaiah 9:7 Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to estab…
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 t…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 7:15–end

Here we have, I. The deep impressions which these visions made upon the prophet. God in them put honour upon him, and gave him satisfaction, yet not without a great allay of pain and perplexity (Dan 7:15): I Daniel was grieved in my spirit, in the midst of my body. The word here used for the body properly signifies a sheath or scabbard, for the body is no more to the soul; that is the weapon; it is that which we are principally to take care of. The visions of my head troubled me, and again (Dan 7:28), my cogitations much troubled me. The manner in which these things were discovered to him quite overwhelmed him, and put his thoughts so much to the stretch that his spirits failed him, and the…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 7:27

greatness of the kingdom under . . . whole heaven--The power, which those several kingdoms had possessed, shall all be conferred on Messiah's kingdom. "Under . . . heaven" shows it is a kingdom on earth, not in heaven. people of . . . saints of . . . Most High--"the people of the saints," or "holy ones" (Dan 8:24, Margin): the Jews, the people to whom the saints stand in a peculiar relation. The saints are gathered out of Jews and Gentiles, but the stock of the Church is Jewish (Rom 9:24; Rom 11:24); God's faithfulness to this election Church is thus virtually faithfulness to Israel, and a pledge of their future national blessing. Christ confirms this fact, while withholding the date (Act…

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Adam Clarke on Daniel 7:27

The kingdom and dominion - The people of the saints of the Most High, or the people who are the supereminent saints, shall have the kingdom. Whatever name they may be distinguished by among men, these are the people, and theirs is the Church, that no lapse of time shall injure, and no power be able to destroy; but shall last as long as time shall endure.

John Gill on Daniel 7:27

And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High,.... Not only the dominion that shall be taken away from the little horn or antichrist, and from all the antichristian states, but the dominion of all others throughout all the earth, and under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of God, and the true professors of faith in Christ. The kingdoms of this world will become Christ's, and Christian princes will be kings of them everywhere; and not only the royal power and authority will be vested with them, but all the grandeur and state belonging to them will be theirs; as well as all the sa…

The Church Fathers

Verse 27. "But kingdom and power and a vast realm comprising all that is under heaven shall be conferred upon the nation of the saints of the Most High, whose kingdom is an eternal kingdom, and whom all kings shall serve and obey." Here the reference is to Christ's empire, which is eternal.
— Jerome, St. Jerome, Commentary on Daniel, CHAPTER SEVEN

For, "the time approached," [Daniel 7:22] that is, all at once the time was fulfilled and the saints possessed the kingdom, when the Judge of judges and the King of kings in the future comes from heaven, who shall remove every chief and power which opposes him and shall consume all in an eternal fire, punishing the unrighteous, but he shall give to his slaves both prophets and martyrs and to all who fear him the eternal kingdom.
— Hippolytus of Rome, Commentary on Daniel 4.14.3

In other words, this is the end of the end of all affairs of this life, all the empires of earth coming to a close and the eternal kingdom being given to the holy ones of the Most High, with those in charge obeying and devotedly serving him, since his kingdom is eternal and does not come to an end.… This cannot be applied to the Maccabees; instead of being entrusted with kingship, they led troops and conquered and met a rapid end.
— Theodoret of Cyrus, COMMENTARY ON DANIEL 7:27-28

The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary and topics

Daniel, Book of — Is ranked by the Jews in that division of their Bible called the Hagiographa (Heb. Khethubim). (See BIBLE.) It consists of two distinct parts. The first part, consisting of the first six chapters, is…
King — Is in Scripture very generally used to denote one invested with authority, whether extensive or limited. There were thirty-one kings in Canaan (Josh. 12:9, 24), whom Joshua subdued. Adonibezek…
Dreams · Mentioned in scripture of: Daniel — Mentioned in scripture of: Daniel
Obedience · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Obedience To God · To be universal in the latter days — To be universal in the latter days
Second Coming Of Christ, The · Shall reign with him at — Shall reign with him at

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 7:27

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 7:15–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 7:27

Adam Clarke on Daniel 7:27

John Gill on Daniel 7:27

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Daniel 7:27

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 7:15–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 7:27

Adam Clarke on Daniel 7:27

John Gill on Daniel 7:27

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Daniel 7:27

Keil & Delitzsch on Daniel 7:15–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Daniel 7:27

Rashi on Daniel 7:27