37 You, O king, are the (A)king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given the [a]kingdom, the (B)power, the strength, and the honor; 38 and wherever the sons of mankind live, or the (C)animals of the field, or the birds of the sky, He has handed them over to you and has made you ruler over them all. You are the head of gold.

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 2:37 Or sovereignty

37 Your Majesty, you are the king of kings.(A) The God of heaven has given you dominion(B) and power and might and glory; 38 in your hands he has placed all mankind and the beasts of the field and the birds in the sky. Wherever they live, he has made you ruler over them all.(C) You are that head of gold.

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37 Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory.

38 And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold.

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17 This sentence is by the decree of the angelic watchers,
And the decision is a command of the holy ones,
In order that the living may (A)know
That the Most High is ruler over the realm of mankind,
And (B)He grants it to whomever He wishes
And sets over it the (C)lowliest of people.”

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17 “‘The decision is announced by messengers, the holy ones declare the verdict, so that the living may know that the Most High(A) is sovereign(B) over all kingdoms on earth and gives them to anyone he wishes and sets over them the lowliest(C) of people.’

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17 This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.

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