Revelation 17:9-11

Expanded Bible

⁹ “You need a wise mind to understand this. The seven heads on the beast are seven ·mountains [or hills; ^CRome was built on seven hills] where the woman sits. ¹⁰ ·And they are seven kings. Five of the kings have ·already been destroyed [^Lfallen], one of the kings ·lives now [^Lis], and another has not yet come. When he comes, he must stay a short time. ¹¹ The beast that ·was once alive [^Lwas], but ·is not alive now [^Lis not], is also an eighth king. He belongs to the first seven kings, and he ·will go away to be destroyed [is heading to destruction].