Daniel 2 · Verse 44

Daniel 2:44

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.
Daniel 2:44, King James Version

Daniel 2:44 in other translations

BSBIn the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself stand forever.
WEB“In the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which will never be destroyed, nor will its sovereignty be left to another people; but it will break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it will stand forever.
ASVAnd in the days of those kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed, nor shall the sovereignty thereof be left to another people; but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
YLT‘And in the days of these kings raise up doth the God of the heavens a kingdom that is not destroyed--to the age, and its kingdom to another people is not left: it beateth small and endeth all these kingdoms, and it standeth to the age.
DARBYAnd in the days of these kings shall the God of the heavens set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed; and the sovereignty thereof shall not be left to another people: it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, but itself shall stand for ever.
BBEAnd in the days of those kings, the God of heaven will put up a kingdom which will never come to destruction, and its power will never be given into the hands of another people, and all these kingdoms will be broken and overcome by it, but it will keep its place for ever.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does Daniel 2:44 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
44. in the days of these kings--in the days of these kingdoms, that is, of the last of the four. So Christianity was set up when Rome had become mistress of Judea and the world (Lu 2:1, &c.) [Newton]. Rather, "in the days of these kings," answers to "upon his feet" (Da 2:34); that is, the ten toes (Da 2:42), or ten kings, the final state of the Roman empire. For "these kings" cannot mean the four successional monarchies, as they do not coexist as the holders of power; if the fourth had been meant, the singular, not the plural, would be used. The falling of the stone on the image must mean, destroying judgment on the fourth Gentile power, not gradual evangelization of it by grace; and the destroying judgment cannot be dealt by Christians, for they are taught to submit to the powers that be, so that it must be dealt by Christ Himself at His coming again. We live under the divisions of the Roman empire which began fourteen hundred years ago, and which at the time of His coming shall be definitely ten. All that had failed in the hand of man shall then pass away, and that which is kept in His own hand shall be introduced. Thus the second chapter is the alphabet of the subsequent prophetic statements in Daniel [Tregelles]. God of heaven ... kingdom--hence the phrase, "the kingdom of heaven" (Mt 3:2). not ... left to other people--as the Chaldees had been forced to leave their kingdom to the Medo-Persians, and these to the Greeks, and these to the Romans (Mi 4:7; Lu 1:32, 33). break ... all--(Is 60:12; 1Co 15:24).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 44 A kingdom which shall never be destroyed - The extensive and extending empire of Christ. Shall not be left to other people - All the preceding empires have swallowed up each other successively; but this shall remain to the end of the world.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Daniel 2:31-45

This image represented the kingdoms of the earth, that should successively rule the nations, and influence the affairs of the Jewish church. 1. The head of gold signified the Chaldean empire, then in being. 2. The breast and arms of silver signified the empire of the Medes and Persians. 3. The belly and thighs of brass signified the Grecian empire, founded by Alexander. 4. The legs and feet of iron signified the…

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Daniel 2:44 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וּֽבְיוֹמֵיה֞וֹןu.ve.yo.mei.Honand in days theirH3118
דִּ֧יdiofH1768
מַלְכַיָּ֣אmal.khai.Ya'kings theH4430
אִנּ֗וּן'i.NunthoseH581
יְקִים֩ye.Kimhe will set upH6966
אֱלָ֨הּ'e.Lah[the] God ofH426
שְׁמַיָּ֤אshe.mai.Ya'heavens theH8065
מַלְכוּ֙mal.Khua kingdomH4437
דִּ֤יdiwhichH1768
לְעָלְמִין֙le.'al.Minfor everH5957
לָ֣אla'notH3809
תִתְחַבַּ֔לtit.cha.Balit will be destroyedH2255
וּמַ֨לְכוּתָ֔הu.Mal.khu.Tah'and kingdom theH4437
לְעַ֥םle.'Amto a peopleH5972
אָחֳרָ֖ן'o.cho.RananotherH321
לָ֣אla'notH3809
תִשְׁתְּבִ֑קtish.te.Vikit will be leftH7662
תַּדִּ֤קta.Dikit will shatterH1855
וְתָסֵיף֙ve.ta.Seifso it may put an end toH5487
כָּל\־kol-allH3606
אִלֵּ֣ין'i.LeintheseH459
מַלְכְוָתָ֔אmal.khe.va.Ta'kingdoms theH4437
וְהִ֖יאve.Hi'and itH1932
תְּק֥וּםte.Kumit will endureH6966
לְעָלְמַיָּֽא\׃le.'al.mai.Ya'for <the> everH5957

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Daniel 2:44

  • Matthew 28:18

    And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

  • Luke 1:32-33

    He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.

  • Psalms 145:13

    Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.

  • Daniel 6:26

    I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and stedfast for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the end.

  • Revelation 11:15

    And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.

  • Micah 4:7

    And I will make her that halted a remnant, and her that was cast far off a strong nation: and the Lord shall reign over them in mount Zion from henceforth, even for ever.

  • 1 Corinthians 15:24-25

    Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power. For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.

  • Ephesians 1:20-22

    Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,

  • Isaiah 60:12

    For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted.

  • Daniel 7:27

    And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.

  • Daniel 7:13-14

    I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.

  • Daniel 4:34

    And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
in the days. Chal. in their days.That is, in the days of one of these kingdoms, (see Ru 1:1,) i.e, the Roman; in which the "God of heaven set up" the spiritual kingdom of the Messiah, which shall yet "become a great mountain, and fill the whole earth."
the God.
28,37
set up.
Ge 49:10; Ps 2:6-12; 72:1-20; 89:3,4,19-36; 110:1-4; Isa 9:6,7
Mt 3:2,3; 28:18; Eph 1:20-22
which shall never.
4:3,34; 6:26; 7:13,14; Ps 145:13; Eze 37:25; Mic 4:7; Lu 1:32,33
Joh 12:34; Re 11:15
kingdom. Chal. kingdom thereof. break.
8:25; Ps 2:9; 21:8,9; Isa 60:12; 1Co 15:24,25; Re 2:27; 19:15-20

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Context

  • Daniel 2:43

    And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.

  • Daniel 2:44

    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.

  • Daniel 2:45

    Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.

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Daniel 2:44 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y en los días de estos reyes, levantará el Dios del cielo un reino que nunca jamás se corromperá: y no será dejado á otro pueblo este reino; el cual desmenuzará y consumirá todos estos reinos, y él permanecerá para siempre.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et dans les jours de ces rois, le Dieu des cieux établira un royaume qui ne sera jamais détruit; et ce royaume ne passera point à un autre peuple; il broiera et détruira tous ces royaumes, mais lui, il subsistera à toujours.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und in den Tagen dieser Könige wird der Gott des Himmels ein Königreich aufrichten, welches ewiglich nicht zerstört, und dessen Herrschaft keinem anderen Volke überlassen werden wird; es wird alle jene Königreiche zermalmen und vernichten, selbst aber ewiglich bestehen:
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		In diebus autem regnorum illorum suscitabit Deus cæli regnum, quod in æternum non dissipabitur, et regnum ejus alteri populo non tradetur: comminuet autem, et consumet universa regna hæc, et ipsum stabit in æternum.