Daniel 2:37

Daniel 2:37

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

a. ASV: Thou, O king, art king of kings, unto whom the God of heaven hath given the kingdom, the power, and the strength, and the glory;

b. YLT: ‘Thou, O king, art a king of kings, for the God of the heavens a kingdom, strength, and might, and glory, hath given to thee;

c. Classic Amplified: You, O king, are king of the [earthly] kings to whom the God of heaven has given the kingdom, the power, the might, and the glory.

d. Septuagint: Thou, O king, art a king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given a powerful and strong and honourable kingdom,

e. Stone Edition Torah/Prophets/ Writings: You, O king, to whom the King of kings, Who is the God of Heaven, has given a strong kingdom, power, and honor.

1. “Thou, O king, art a king of kings…”

a. [Thou O] king [Strong: 4430 melek meh'-lek (Aramaic) corresponding to 4428; a king:--king, royal.]

b. [art a] king [Strong: 4430 melek meh'-lek (Aramaic) corresponding to 4428; a king:--king, royal.]

c. [of[ kings [Strong: 4430 melek meh'-lek (Aramaic) corresponding to 4428; a king:--king, royal.]

1). All of the translations except the Jewish, say that Nebuchadnezzar was the king of kings. The Jewish refers to the God of Heaven as the King of kings.

  

2. “...for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory.”

a. for [Strong: 1768 diy dee (Aramaic) apparently for 1668; that, used as relative conjunction, and especially (with a preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as preposition of:--X as, but, for(-asmuch +), + now, of, seeing, than, that, therefore, until, + what (-soever), when, which, whom, whose.]

b. [the] God [Strong: 426 'elahh el-aw' (Aramaic) corresponding to 433; God:--God, god.]

c. [of] heaven [Strong: 8065 shamayin shaw-mah'-yin (Aramaic) corresponding to 8064:--heaven.]

d. [hath] given [thee] [Strong: 3052 yhab yeh-hab' (Aramaic) corresponding to 3051; -deliver, give, lay, + prolong, pay, yield.

e. [a] kingdom [Strong: 4437 malkuw mal-koo' (Aramaic) corresponding to 4438; dominion (abstractly or concretely):--kingdom, kingly, realm, reign.]

f. power [Strong: 2632 checen khay'-sen (Aramaic) from 2631; strength:--power.]

g. [and] strength [Strong: 8632 tqoph tek-ofe' (Aramaic) corresponding to 8633; power:--might, strength.]

h. [and] glory [Strong: 3367 yqar yek-awr' (Aramaic) corresponding to 3366:--glory, honour.]