Daniel 2:44

In the days of those kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed, nor shall its sovereignty be left to another people; but it shall break in pieces and consume all those kingdoms, and it shall stand 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

43Whereas you saw the iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mix with one another but they shall not hold together, even as iron does not mix with clay.

45Because you saw that a stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God has made known to the king what shall happen hereafter: and the dream is certain, and its interpretation sure."

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Cross References

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

Psalms 2:6"Yet I have set my king on my holy hill of Zion."

Psalms 72:1By Solomon.God, give the king your justice;your righteousness to the royal son.

Psalms 89:19Then you spoke in vision to your holy ones,and said, "I have bestowed strength on the warrior.I have exalted a young man from the people.

Psalms 145:13Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom.Your dominion endures throughout all generations.NUNthe Lord is faithful in all his words,and loving in all his deeds.SAMEKH

Isaiah 60:12For that nation and kingdom that will not serve you shall perish; yes, those nations shall be utterly wasted.

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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