3And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will.
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But he that cometh against him shall do according to his own will, and none shall stand before him: and he shall stand in the glorious land, which by his hand shall be consumed.
And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.
And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.
After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it.
And for the majesty that he gave him, all people, nations, and languages, trembled and feared before him: whom he would he slew; and whom he would he kept alive; and whom he would he set up; and whom he would he put down.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-4)Here, 1. The angel Gabriel lets Daniel know the good service he has done to the Jewish nation (Dan. 11:1): “ In the first year of Darius the Mede , who destroyed Babylon and released the Jews out of that house of bondage, I stood a strength and fortress to him , that is, I was instrumental to protect him, and give him success in his ward, and, after he had conquered Babylon, to confirm him in his…
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