Daniel 2:39

2:39 Now after you another kingdom 1  will arise, one inferior to yours. Then a third kingdom, one of bronze, will rule in all the earth.

Daniel 6:1

Daniel is Thrown into a Lions’ Den

6:1 It seemed like a good idea to Darius 2  to appoint over the kingdom 120 satraps 3  who would be in charge of the entire kingdom.

Daniel 7:18

7:18 The holy ones 4  of the Most High will receive the kingdom and will take possession of the kingdom forever and ever.’

1 sn The identity of the first kingdom is clearly Babylon. The identification of the following three kingdoms is disputed. The common view is that they represent Media, Persia, and Greece. Most conservative scholars identify them as Media-Persia, Greece, and Rome.

2 tn Aram “It was pleasing before Darius.”

3 tn This is a technical term for an official placed in charge of a region of the empire (cf. KJV, NLT “prince[s]”; NCV, TEV “governors”). These satraps were answerable to a supervisor, who in turn answered to Darius.

4 sn The expression holy ones is either a reference to angels or to human beings devoted to God.