Daniel 7 · Verse 18

Daniel 7:18

But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.
Daniel 7:18, King James Version

Daniel 7:18 in other translations

BSBBut the saints of the Most High will receive the kingdom and possess it forever—yes, forever and ever.’
WEBBut the saints of the Most High will receive the kingdom, and possess the kingdom forever, even forever and ever.’
ASVBut the saints of the Most High shall receive the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.
YLTand receive the kingdom do the saints of the Most High, and they strengthen the kingdom unto the age, even unto the age of the ages.
DARBYBut the saints of the most high places shall receive the kingdom, and they shall possess the kingdom for ever, even to the ages of ages.
BBEBut the saints of the Most High will take the kingdom, and it will be theirs for ever, even for ever and ever.
WebsterBut the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.

What does Daniel 7:18 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
18. the Most High--the emphatic title of God in this prophecy, who delegates His power first to Israel; then to the Gentiles (Da 2:37, 38) when Israel fails to realize the idea of the theocracy; lastly, to Messiah, who shall rule truly for God, taking it from the Gentile world powers, whose history is one of continual degeneracy culminating in the last of the kings, Antichrist. Here, in the interpretation, "the saints," but in the vision (Da 7:13, 14), "the Son of man," takes the kingdom; for Christ and His people are one in suffering, and one in glory. Tregelles translates, "most high places" (Ep 1:3; 2:6). Though oppressed by the beast and little horn, they belong not to the earth from which the four beasts arise, but to the most high places.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 18 But the saints of the Most High shall take the kingdom - I doubt whether this be the true sense of the original Chaldee, ויקבלון מלכותא קדשי עליונון vikabbelun malcutha kaddishey elyonin, "But the supreme holy ones shall receive the kingdom;" or, "they shall receive the kingdom of the supreme saints." Properly translated by Montanus, Et suscipient regnum sanctorum altissimorum. Whatever we may think of the patriarchs and the Jews in their best times, there has never been so much holiness of heart possessed, and so much righteousness practiced, as by the genuine disciples of Christ. Christianity alone has provided a full redemption for man. They are the chief saints, and to them God gives the kingdom: and this Gospel dispensation, called often the kingdom of God, and the kingdom of heaven, shall last for ever, during the whole lapse of time; and for ever and ever - throughout eternity, shall they and its blessings endure.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Daniel 7:15-28

It is desirable to obtain the right and full sense of what we see and hear from God; and those that would know, must ask by faithful and fervent prayer. The angel told Daniel plainly. He especially desired to know respecting the little horn, which made war with the saints, and prevailed against them. Here is foretold the rage of papal Rome against true Christians. St. John, in his visions and prophecies, which point…

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Daniel 7:18 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.

וִֽיקַבְּלוּן֙vi.ka.be.Lunso they may receiveH6902
מַלְכוּתָ֔אmal.khu.Ta'kingdom theH4437
קַדִּישֵׁ֖יka.di.Shei[the] holy [ones] ofH6922
עֶלְיוֹנִ֑יןel.yo.Nin[the] Most HighH5946
וְיַחְסְנ֤וּןve.yach.se.Nunso they may take possession ofH2631
מַלְכוּתָא֙mal.khu.Ta'kingdom theH4437
עַֽד\־'ad-untilH5705
עָ֣לְמָ֔א'al.Ma'<the> perpetuityH5957
וְעַ֖דve.'Adand untilH5705
עָלַ֥ם'a.Lam<the> perpetuity ofH5957
עָלְמַיָּֽא\׃'al.mai.Ya'<the> perpetuitiesH5957

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

Cross references for Daniel 7:18

  • 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.

  • Isaiah 60:12-14

    For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted. The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the fir tree, the pine tree, and the box together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet glorious. The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee; and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet; and they shall call thee, The city of the Lord, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

  • Revelation 5:10

    And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.

  • Revelation 20:4

    And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

  • Revelation 2:26-27

    And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations: And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father.

  • Daniel 7:22

    Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom.

  • 2 Timothy 2:11-12

    It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him: If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us:

  • Psalms 149:5-9

    Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds. Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a twoedged sword in their hand; To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people; To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron; …

  • Psalms 45:16

    Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, whom thou mayest make princes in all the earth.

  • Ephesians 1:3

    Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:

  • Revelation 3:21

    To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.

  • Ephesians 6:12

    For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the saints.
22,27; Ps 45:16; 149:5-9; Isa 60:12-14; 2Ti 2:11,12; Re 2:26,27
Re 3:21; 5:10; 20:4
most High. Chal. high ones, that is, things, or places.
Eph 1:3; 6:12

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Context

  • Daniel 7:17

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

  • Daniel 7:18

    But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.

  • Daniel 7:19

    Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet;

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Daniel 7:18 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Después tomarán el reino los santos del Altísimo, y poseerán el reino hasta el siglo, y hasta el siglo de los siglos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et les saints des lieux très hauts recevront le royaume, et posséderont le royaume à jamais, et aux siècles des siècles.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Aber die Heiligen der höchsten Örter werden das Reich empfangen, und werden das Reich besitzen bis in Ewigkeit, ja, bis in die Ewigkeit der Ewigkeiten.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Suscipient autem regnum sancti Dei altissimi, et obtinebunt regnum usque in sæculum, et sæculum sæculorum.