And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
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4 additional translationsASV
And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will.
WEB
Then a mighty king will arise, who will rule with great authority and do as he pleases.
YLT
And a mighty king hath stood, and he hath ruled a great dominion, and hath done according to his will;
DBT
And a mighty king shall stand up that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentDaniel — A Hebrew exile at Babylonian and Persian courts sees empires rise and fall, a Son of Man coming with clouds, and seventy weeks locating Messiah in time. The canon's densest apocalyptic text — and its most interpretively contested.
- Author
- Daniel (traditional — Jesus cites ‘Daniel the prophet’ in Matt 24:15); critical scholarship dates composition to the 2nd c. BC Maccabean period (§7.9 — both surfaced)
- Date
- Traditional: 6th c. BC. Critical: c. 165 BC. Site default: traditional; critical view surfaced at depth 2