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Daniel 7:3

King James Version (KJV)

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Daniel 7:3

Verse 3 of 28

Scripture focus

And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another.

Daniel 7:3 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Daniel 7:3

Theological / Devotional

Four ... beasts. The application of the symbol is not left to speculation. According to verse 17 the four beasts represent “four kings, which shall arise out of the earth.” For “kings” the LXX, Theodotion, and the Vulgate read “kingdoms.” The fourth beast is specifically called “the fourth kingdom” (v. 23). There is general agreement that these four beasts represent the same four world powers symbolized by the metallic image of chapter 2.

Came up. The world powers represented did not bear rule contemporaneously but successively.

Diverse. The diversity here spoken of was illustrated by the different metals presented (chapter 2:38-40).

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