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Selected Verse: Daniel 2:37 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Da 2:37 |
Strong Concordance |
Thou [0607], O king [04430], art a king [04430] of kings [04430]: for the God [0426] of heaven [08065] hath given [03052] thee a kingdom [04437], power [02632], and strength [08632], and glory [03367]. |
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King James |
Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| Thou . . . art a king of kings--The committal of power in fullest plenitude belongs to Nebuchadnezzar personally, as having made Babylon the mighty empire it was. In twenty-three years after him the empire was ended: with him its greatness is identified (Dan 4:30), his successors having done nothing notable. Not that he actually ruled every part of the globe, but that God granted him illimitable dominion in whatever direction his ambition led him, Egypt, Nineveh, Arabia, Syria, Tyre, and its Phœnician colonies (Jer 27:5-8). Compare as to Cyrus, Ezr 1:2. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Thou, O King, art a king of kings - The phrase "king of kings" is a Hebraism, to denote a supreme monarch, or one who has other kings under him as tributary, Ezr 7:12; Eze 26:7. As such it is applied by way of eminence to the Son of God, in Rev 17:14; Rev 19:16. As here used, it means that Nebuchadnezzar ruled over tributary kings and princes, or that he was the most eminent of the kings of the earth. The scepter which he swayed was, in fact, extended over many nations that were once independent kingdoms, and the title here conferred on him was not one that was designed to flatter the monarch, but was a simple statement of what was an undoubted truth. Daniel would not withhold any title that was in accordance with reality, as he did not withhold any communication in accordance with reality that was adapted to humble the monarch.
For the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom ... - At the same time that Daniel gave him a title which might in itself have ministered to the pride of the monarch, he is careful to remind him that he held this title in virtue of no wisdom or power of his own. It was the true God who had conferred on him the sovereignty of these extensive realms, and it was one of the designs of this vision to show him that he held his power at his will, and that at his pleasure he could cause it to pass away. It was the forgetfulness of this, and the pride resulting from that forgetfulness, which led to the melancholy calamity which befel this haughty monarch, as recorded in Dan. 4. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
The God of heaven - Not given by thy own gods, nor acquired by thy own skill and prowess; it is a Divine gift.
Power - To rule this kingdom.
And strength - To defend it against all foes.
And glory - Great honor and dignity. |
2 Thus saith [0559] Cyrus [03566] king [04428] of Persia [06539], The LORD [03068] God [0430] of heaven [08064] hath given [05414] me all the kingdoms [04467] of the earth [0776]; and he hath charged [06485] me to build [01129] him an house [01004] at Jerusalem [03389], which is in Judah [03063].
5 I have made [06213] the earth [0776], the man [0120] and the beast [0929] that are upon [06440] the ground [0776], by my great [01419] power [03581] and by my outstretched [05186] arm [02220], and have given [05414] it unto whom it seemed [05869] meet [03474] unto me.
6 And now have I given [05414] all these lands [0776] into the hand [03027] of Nebuchadnezzar [05019] the king [04428] of Babylon [0894], my servant [05650]; and the beasts [02416] of the field [07704] have I given [05414] him also to serve [05647] him.
7 And all nations [01471] shall serve [05647] him, and his son [01121], and his son's [01121] son [01121], until the very time [06256] of his land [0776] come [0935]: and then many [07227] nations [01471] and great [01419] kings [04428] shall serve [05647] themselves of him.
8 And it shall come to pass, that the nation [01471] and kingdom [04467] which will not serve [05647] the same Nebuchadnezzar [05019] the king [04428] of Babylon [0894], and that will not put [05414] their neck [06677] under the yoke [05923] of the king [04428] of Babylon [0894], that nation [01471] will I punish [06485], saith [05002] the LORD [03068], with the sword [02719], and with the famine [07458], and with the pestilence [01698], until I have consumed [08552] them by his hand [03027].
30 The king [04430] spake [06032], and said [0560], Is not [03809] this [01932] [01668] great [07229] Babylon [0895], that I [0576] have built [01124] for the house [01005] of the kingdom [04437] by the might [08632] of my power [02632], and for the honour [03367] of my majesty [01923]?
16 And [2532] he hath [2192] on [1909] his vesture [2440] and [2532] on [1909] his [846] thigh [3382] a name [3686] written [1125], KING [935] OF KINGS [935], AND [2532] LORD [2962] OF LORDS [2962].
14 These [3778] shall make war [4170] with [3326] the Lamb [721], and [2532] the Lamb [721] shall overcome [3528] them [846]: for [3754] he is [2076] Lord [2962] of lords [2962], and [2532] King [935] of kings [935]: and [2532] they that are with [3326] him [846] are called [2822], and [2532] chosen [1588], and [2532] faithful [4103].
7 For thus saith [0559] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069]; Behold, I will bring [0935] upon Tyrus [06865] Nebuchadrezzar [05019] king [04428] of Babylon [0894], a king [04428] of kings [04428], from the north [06828], with horses [05483], and with chariots [07393], and with horsemen [06571], and companies [06951], and much [07227] people [05971].
12 Artaxerxes [0783], king [04430] of kings [04430], unto Ezra [05831] the priest [03549], a scribe [05613] of the law [01882] of the God [0426] of heaven [08065], perfect [01585] peace, and at such a time [03706].