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Daniel 2:39 Cross-References
Explore 11 cross-references for Daniel 2:39 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Daniel chapter 2 verse 39 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.”
Daniel 2:39 (KJV)
Commentary on Daniel 2:39
Daniel begins interpretation: "And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth." This verse skips detailed description of silver and brass kingdoms (verses 32-33 already described them), focusing on their relationship to Babylon. "Inferior to thee" doesn't mean militarily weaker but spiritually/morally inferior. Medo-Persia was larger and richer than Babylon but lacked Babylon's absolute monarchy—power was distributed among nobles, reducing royal authority. This "inferiority" continues the descending-valu...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Daniel 2:39
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“its head was of fine gold”
“'He is my shepherd”
“and given to the Medes and Persians.”
“Do you know why I have come to you? Now I will return to fight with the prince of Persia. When I go forth, behold, the prince of Greece shall come.,Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia shall come., וַיֹּאמֶר הֲיָדַעְתָּ לָמָּה־בָּאתִי אֵלֶיךָ וְעַתָּה אָשׁוּב לְהִלָּחֵם עִם־שַׂר פָּרָס וַאֲנִי יוֹצֵא וְהִנֵּה שַׂר־יָוָן בָּא׃ ,Then said he: Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia; and when I go forth, lo, the prince of Greece shall come.,καὶ εἶπεν πρός με γινώσκεις τί ἦλθον πρὸς σέ καὶ νῦν ἐπιστρέψω διαμάχεσθαι μετὰ τοῦ στρατηγοῦ βασιλέως τῶν περσῶν καὶ ἐγὼ ἐξεπορευόμην καὶ ἰδοὺ στρατηγὸς ἑλλήνων εἰσεπορεύετο,And he said, Knowest thou, wherefore I am come to thee? and now I will return to fight with the prince of the Persians: and I was going in, and the prince of the Greeks came.,,,,”
“and saw”
“that had the two horns”
“another animal”
“The fourth animal shall be a fourth kingdom on earth”
“all of them powerful.”