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Da 2:39 Strong Concordance And after [0870] thee shall arise [06966] another [0317] kingdom [04437] inferior [0772] to thee [04481], and another [0317] third [08523] kingdom [04437] of brass [05174], which shall bear rule [07981] over all [03606] the earth [0772].
  King James And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
That Medo-Persia is the second kingdom appears from Dan 5:28 and Dan 8:20. Compare Ch2 36:20; Isa 21:2.

inferior--"The kings of Persia were the worst race of men that ever governed an empire" [PRIDEAUX]. Politically (which is the main point of view here) the power of the central government in which the nobles shared with the king, being weakened by the growing independence of the provinces, was inferior to that of Nebuchadnezzar, whose sole word was law throughout his empire.

brass--The Greeks (the third empire, Dan 8:21; Dan 10:20; Dan 11:2-4) were celebrated for the brazen armor of their warriors. JEROME fancifully thinks that the brass, as being a clear-sounding metal, refers to the eloquence for which Greece was famed. The "belly," in Dan 2:32, may refer to the drunkenness of Alexander and the luxury of the Ptolemies [TIRINUS].

over all the earth--Alexander commanded that he should be called "king of all the world" [JUSTIN, 12. sec. 16.9; ARRIAN, Campaigns of Alexander, 7. sec. 15]. The four successors (diadochi) who divided Alexander's dominions at his death, of whom the SeleucidÃ&brvbr; in Syria and the LagidÃ&brvbr; in Egypt were chief, held the same empire.
 
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32 This image's [06755] head [07217] was of fine [02869] gold [01722], his breast [02306] and his arms [01872] of silver [03702], his belly [04577] and his thighs [03410] of brass [05174],
2 And now will I shew [05046] thee the truth [0571]. Behold, there shall stand up [05975] yet three [07969] kings [04428] in Persia [06539]; and the fourth [07243] shall be far [06239] richer [06238] than they all [01419]: and by his strength [02393] through his riches [06239] he shall stir up [05782] all against the realm [04438] of Grecia [03120].
3 And a mighty [01368] king [04428] shall stand up [05975], that shall rule [04910] with great [07227] dominion [04474], and do [06213] according to his will [07522].
4 And when he shall stand up [05975], his kingdom [04438] shall be broken [07665], and shall be divided [02673] toward the four [0702] winds [07307] of heaven [08064]; and not to his posterity [0319], nor according to his dominion [04915] which he ruled [04910]: for his kingdom [04438] shall be plucked up [05428], even for others [0312] beside those.
20 Then said [0559] he, Knowest [03045] thou wherefore I come [0935] unto thee? and now will I return [07725] to fight [03898] with the prince [08269] of Persia [06539]: and when I am gone forth [03318], lo, the prince [08269] of Grecia [03120] shall come [0935].
21 And the rough [08163] goat [06842] is the king [04428] of Grecia [03120]: and the great [01419] horn [07161] that is between his eyes [05869] is the first [07223] king [04428].
2 A grievous [07186] vision [02380] is declared [05046] unto me; the treacherous dealer [0898] dealeth treacherously [0898], and the spoiler [07703] spoileth [07703]. Go up [05927], O Elam [05867]: besiege [06696], O Media [04074]; all the sighing [0585] thereof have I made to cease [07673].
20 And them that had escaped [07611] from the sword [02719] carried he away [01540] to Babylon [0894]; where they were servants [05650] to him and his sons [01121] until the reign [04427] of the kingdom [04438] of Persia [06539]:
20 The ram [0352] which thou sawest [07200] having [01167] two horns [07161] are the kings [04428] of Media [04074] and Persia [06539].
28 PERES [06537]; Thy kingdom [04437] is divided [06537], and given [03052] to the Medes [04076] and Persians [06540].
21 And the rough [08163] goat [06842] is the king [04428] of Grecia [03120]: and the great [01419] horn [07161] that is between his eyes [05869] is the first [07223] king [04428].
2 And now will I shew [05046] thee the truth [0571]. Behold, there shall stand up [05975] yet three [07969] kings [04428] in Persia [06539]; and the fourth [07243] shall be far [06239] richer [06238] than they all [01419]: and by his strength [02393] through his riches [06239] he shall stir up [05782] all against the realm [04438] of Grecia [03120].
3 And a mighty [01368] king [04428] shall stand up [05975], that shall rule [04910] with great [07227] dominion [04474], and do [06213] according to his will [07522].
4 And when he shall stand up [05975], his kingdom [04438] shall be broken [07665], and shall be divided [02673] toward the four [0702] winds [07307] of heaven [08064]; and not to his posterity [0319], nor according to his dominion [04915] which he ruled [04910]: for his kingdom [04438] shall be plucked up [05428], even for others [0312] beside those.
5 The king [04430] answered [06032] and said [0560] to the Chaldeans [03779], The thing [04406] is gone [0230] from me [04481]: if [02006] ye will not [03809] make known [03046] unto me the dream [02493], with the interpretation [06591] thereof, ye shall be cut [05648] in pieces [01917], and your houses [01005] shall be made [07761] a dunghill [05122].
20 Then said [0559] he, Knowest [03045] thou wherefore I come [0935] unto thee? and now will I return [07725] to fight [03898] with the prince [08269] of Persia [06539]: and when I am gone forth [03318], lo, the prince [08269] of Grecia [03120] shall come [0935].
21 And the rough [08163] goat [06842] is the king [04428] of Grecia [03120]: and the great [01419] horn [07161] that is between his eyes [05869] is the first [07223] king [04428].
32 This image's [06755] head [07217] was of fine [02869] gold [01722], his breast [02306] and his arms [01872] of silver [03702], his belly [04577] and his thighs [03410] of brass [05174],
7 And I will shake [07493] all nations [01471], and the desire [02532] of all nations [01471] shall come [0935]: and I will fill [04390] this house [01004] with glory [03519], saith [0559] the LORD [03068] of hosts [06635].
1 Now in the first [0259] year [08141] of Cyrus [03566] king [04428] of Persia [06539], that the word [01697] of the LORD [03068] by the mouth [06310] of Jeremiah [03414] might be fulfilled [03615], the LORD [03068] stirred up [05782] the spirit [07307] of Cyrus [03566] king [04428] of Persia [06539], that he made a proclamation [05674] [06963] throughout all his kingdom [04438], and put it also in writing [04385], saying [0559],
2 Who raised up [05782] the righteous [06664] man from the east [04217], called [07121] him to his foot [07272], gave [05414] the nations [01471] before [06440] him, and made him rule [07287] over kings [04428]? he gave [05414] them as the dust [06083] to his sword [02719], and as driven [05086] stubble [07179] to his bow [07198].
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].
2 Who raised up [05782] the righteous [06664] man from the east [04217], called [07121] him to his foot [07272], gave [05414] the nations [01471] before [06440] him, and made him rule [07287] over kings [04428]? he gave [05414] them as the dust [06083] to his sword [02719], and as driven [05086] stubble [07179] to his bow [07198].