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These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, that shall arise out of the earth.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

These great beasts, which are four, are four kings - Four kings or four dynasties. There is no reason for supposing that they refer…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Four kings.— Kingdoms are frequently represented by their heads or founders; hence kings and kingdoms are occasionally used synony…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Here the angel answers Daniel concerning the four beasts which had been shown him in the vision. He says, therefore, Four kingdoms arose,

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

These great beasts, which are four, are four kings
Or kingdoms, as the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, and Arabic version…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

It is desirable to obtain the correct and complete sense of what we see and hear from God; and those who would know must ask through faithful and f…

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