Daniel 2:37 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory. ”

Daniel 2:37 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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, Ezra 7:12 ; Ezekiel 26:7 . As such...
Daniel 2:37 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Interpretation of the Dream. According to Daniel's interpretation the colossal statue is a pictorial representation of the course of history. Four empires succeed each other and are finally des...
Daniel 2:37 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

a kingdom. The O.T. is not designed to be. compendium of "ancient history". It is the history of Jehovah's People, Israel; and other nations are referred to only as, and in so far as, they come int...
Daniel 2:37 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory. The God of heaven - Not given by thy own gods, nor acquired by thy own skill and...
Daniel 2:37 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Thou, O king, art a king of kings, &c.— Daniel addresses Nebuchadnezzar, as if he was a very powerful king, and his empire very large and extensive. The monarch might, perhaps, think, like some...
Daniel 2:37 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory. Thou ... art a king of kings. The committal of power in fullset plenitude b...
Daniel 2:37 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Nebuchandezzar's Dream-Image Nebuchadnezzar in his second year had a dream, which he required the wise men of his court to describe and interpret on pain of death. They said this was beyond their...
Daniel 2:37 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Interpretation of the vision. Nebuchadnezzar is the head; or, in other words, he is the first of the four kingdoms which are denoted by the image. His kingdom was the largest that the world had till...
Daniel 2:37 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE DREAM-IMAGE OF RUINED EMPIRES "With thee will I break in pieces rulers and captains." - Jeremiah 51:23 THE Book of Daniel is constructed with consummate skill to teach the mighty lessons wh...
Daniel 2:37 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

God's Kingdom Triumphant Daniel 2:36-49 Our Lord probably refers to these five empires when He speaks of “the times of the Gentiles.” The empire of Babylon was followed by that of Medo-Persia u...
Daniel 2:37 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In the second year of his reign Nebuchadnezzar, troubled by dreams and unable to sleep, called together his enchanters and sorcerers to explain his dreams one of which troubled him especially. Their...
Daniel 2:37 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Think, Reader! what astonishment must have overwhelmed the mind of Babylon's monarch, when beholding a poor captive youth of Israel's race, not only bringing to his recollection all the circumstances...
Daniel 2:37 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Thou, O king, art a king of kings ,.... Having many kings subject and tributary to him, or would have; as the kings of Judah, Ammon, Moab, and others, and who were even his captives and prisoners; s...
Daniel 2:37 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Thou, O king, [art] a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory. Ver. 37. Thou, O king, art a king of kings. ] And yet the whole Babylonian emp...
Daniel 2:37 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

This is the dream, and we will tell the interpretation Here again Daniel shows his modesty, allowing his friends a share in the honour of interpreting the dream, because the interpretation was obta...
Daniel 2:37 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Nebuchadnezzar's Dream Interpreted. B. C. 603. 31 Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a g...
Daniel 2:37 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

A king of kings ; he means Nebuchadnezzar in person, together with his successors, Evil-merodach and Belshazzar. The prophet would not mind the king of any thing past, nor of any other governments b...
Daniel 2:37 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Interpretation of the Vision ( Daniel 2:36-45 ). “This is the dream, and we will tell its interpretation before the king. You, O king, king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given the ki...
Daniel 2:37 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

HOMILETICS SECT. IX.—THE INTERPRETATION OF THE DREAM (Chap. Daniel 2:36-46 ) In the interpretation of the king’s dream we come to the prophecies of Daniel. Some of these prophecies were communic...
Daniel 2:37 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Daniel 2:29-49 I take the severance of the stone from the mountain to denote the coming of Christ into the world, and the collision of the stone with the image to mean the founding by the Lord of...
Daniel 2:37 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Daniel 2:1 . In the second year of Nebuchadnezzar, after he ascended the throne, according to the Chaldaic account, which was the fourth according to the Hebrew account. Nebuchadnezzar is thought...
Daniel 2:37 - The Biblical Illustrator

Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands. The Dream Recovered and Interpreted The vision suggests to us many interesting things concerning the Kingdom of Christ. 1. Its superh...
Daniel 2:37 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Daniel 2:1-27 DANIEL FIRST BECOMES DISTINGUISHED . Daniel 2:1 And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spi...
Daniel 2:37 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Dream Interpreted; Daniel Advanced
Daniel 2:37 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 4:24 ; 2 Chronicles 36:23 ; Daniel 4:25 ; Daniel 4:3 ; Daniel 4:32 ; Daniel 4:34 ; Daniel 5:18 ; Ezekiel 26:7 ; Ezra 1:2 ; Ezra 7:12 ; Hosea 8:10 ; Isaiah 10:8 ; Isaiah 47:5 ; J...

Daniel 2:37 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Daniel 2:37 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel 2:37 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Daniel 2:37 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Daniel 2:37 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Daniel 2:37 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Daniel 2:37 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel 2:37 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Daniel 2:37 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Daniel 2:37 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Daniel 2:37 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Daniel 2:37 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Daniel 2:37 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Daniel 2:37 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Daniel 2:37 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Daniel 2:37 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Daniel 2:37 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Daniel 2:37 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel 2:37 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Daniel 2:37 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Daniel 2:37 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Daniel 2:37 - The Biblical Illustrator

Daniel 2:37 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Daniel 2:37 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Daniel 2:37 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge