2 Esdras 12:13-15

Revised Standard Version

¹³ Behold, the days are coming when a kingdom shall arise on earth, and it shall be more terrifying than all the kingdoms that have been before it. ¹⁴ And twelve kings shall reign in it, one after another. ¹⁵ But the second that is to reign shall hold sway for a longer time than any other of the twelve.