Daniel 7:18

Daniel 7:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.
• New International Version (NIV)But the holy people of the Most High will receive the kingdom and will possess it forever—yes, for ever and ever.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)But the saints of the Most High shall receive the kingdom and possess the kingdom forever, forever and ever.'
• New King James Version (NKJV)But the saints of the Most High shall receive the kingdom, and possess the kingdom forever, even forever and ever.’

Context of Daniel 7:18

16I approached one of those standing nearby and asked him about the meaning of all this. So he spoke with me and revealed to me the interpretation of the vision: 17‘These large beasts, which are four in number, represent four kings who will arise from the earth. The holy ones of the Most High will receive the kingdom and will take possession of the kingdom forever and ever.’ 19“Then I wanted to know the meaning of the fourth beast, which was different from all the others. It was very dreadful, with two rows of iron teeth and bronze claws, and it devoured, crushed, and trampled anything that was left with its feet. 20I also wanted to know the meaning of the ten horns on its head, and of that other horn which came up and before which three others fell. This was the horn that had eyes and a mouth speaking arrogant things, whose appearance was more formidable than the others.

Daniel 7:18 word by word

וִֽיקַבְּלוּן֙ מַלְכוּתָ֔א קַדִּישֵׁ֖י עֶלְיוֹנִ֑ין וְיַחְסְנ֤וּן מַלְכוּתָא֙ עַֽד־עָ֣לְמָ֔א וְעַ֖ד עָלַ֥ם עָלְמַיָּֽא׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But the saintsקַדִּישׁqaddîysh · holyH6922
• of the most Highעֶלְיוֹן‛elyôn · Most HighH5946
• shall takeקַבֵּלqebal · to receiveH6902
• the kingdomמַלְכוּmalkû · kingdomH4437
• and possessחֲסַןchăsan · to possessH2631
• forעַד‛ad · tillH5705
• everעָלַם‛âlam · perpetuityH5957

Cross-references for Daniel 7:18

• Daniel 7:22until the Ancient of Days arrived and judgment was rendered in favor of the holy ones of the Most High. Then the time came for the holy ones to take possession of the kingdom.
• Psalms 45:16Your sons will carry on the dynasty of your ancestors; you will make them princes throughout the land.
• Psalms 149:5Let the godly rejoice because of their vindication! Let them shout for joy upon their beds!
• Isaiah 60:12Indeed, nations or kingdoms that do not serve you will perish; such nations will be totally destroyed.
• 2 Timothy 2:11This saying is trustworthy: If we died with him, we will also live with him.
• Revelation 2:26And to the one who conquers and who continues in my deeds until the end, I will give him authority over the nations –
• Revelation 3:21I will grant the one who conquers permission to sit with me on my throne, just as I too conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne.
• Revelation 5:10You have appointed them as a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the earth.”
• Revelation 20:4Then I saw thrones and seated on them were those who had been given authority to judge. I also saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of the testimony about Jesus and because of the word of God. These had not worshiped the beast or his image and had refused to receive his mark on their forehead or hand. They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.
• Ephesians 1:3Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms in Christ.
• Ephesians 6:12For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavens.

Commentaries on Daniel 7:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18But the saints of the Most High shall take the kingdom - I doubt whether this be the true sense of the original Chaldee, עליונון קדשי מלכותא ויקבלון vikabbelun malcutha kaddishey elyonin, "But the supreme holy ones shall receive the kingdom;" or, "they shall receive the kingdom of the supreme saints." Properly translated by Montanus, Et suscipient regnum sanctorum altissimorum. Whatever we may think of the patriarchs and the Jews in their best times…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18But the saints of the Most High shall take the kingdom - That is, they shall ultimately take possession of the rule over all the world, and shall control it from that time onward to the end. This is the grand thing which the vision is designed to disclose, and on this it was evidently the intention to fix the mind. Everything before was preparatory and subordinate to this, and to this all things tended. The phrase rendered the Most High - in the margin…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-28Verses 15-28 It is desirable to obtain the right and full sense of what we see and hear from God; and those that would know, must ask by faithful and fervent prayer. The angel told Daniel plainly. He especially desired to know respecting the little horn, which made war with the saints, and prevailed against them. Here is foretold the rage of papal Rome against true Christians. St. John, in his visions and prophecies, which point in the first place at…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18The holy people (also in Daniel 7:21–22, 25, 27) are those who belong only to God and share his character. In Daniel’s time, this referred to the people of Israel. Only the Most High God can declare how history will end. Other ancient writers spoke of the ages or eras of earthly history, but none knew how it would end.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. the Most High--the emphatic title of God in this prophecy, who delegates His power first to Israel; then to the Gentiles (Da 2:37, 38) when Israel fails to realize the idea of the theocracy; lastly, to Messiah, who shall rule truly for God, taking it from the Gentile world powers, whose history is one of continual degeneracy culminating in the last of the kings, Antichrist. Here, in the interpretation, "the saints," but in the vision (Da 7:13, 14)…Read the comment

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• Most High
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• Contempt
• Diverse
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• Prophecy
• Wear
• Antichrist
• Aramaic; Aramaic Language
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Commentaries on Daniel 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings