Daniel 2:44

In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be conquered by another people. It will break the other kingdoms into pieces and put an end to all of them, and it will remain forever.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

43As you saw the iron mixed with soft clay, so the people will be a mixture; they will not stay together, just as iron does not mix with clay.

45Just as you saw, a stone was cut out of the mountain, but not by human hands. It broke the iron, bronze, clay, silver, and gold into pieces. The great God has made known to you, king, what will happen after this. The dream is true and this interpretation is reliable.”

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Cross References

2 Samuel 7:13He will build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.

Psalms 2:6“I myself have anointed my king 1 on Zion, my holy mountain.” 1

Psalms 72:1Give the king your righteous decrees, God, 1 your righteousness to the king's son. 1

Psalms 89:19Long ago you spoke in a vision to your faithful ones; + 89:19 Many mss have the singular faithful one instead of faithful ones . 1 you said, “I have set a crown on a mighty one.” + 89:19 The MT has I will place help upon a warrior . Some translate the word for help as crown and that is how the ULB has translated the word here. 1 I have raised up one chosen from among the people. 1

Psalms 145:13Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, 1 and your dominion endures throughout all generations. 1

Isaiah 60:12Indeed, nations and kingdoms that will not serve you will perish; those nations will be completely destroyed. 1

Matthew Henry on Daniel 2:32-46

Nebuchadnezzar's Dream Interpreted. ( b. c. 603.) 31 Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible. 32 This image's head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass, 33 His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay. 34 Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to… Read the whole commentary →

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