Daniel 2:32

Daniel 2:32 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)This image’s head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass,
• New International Version (NIV)The head of the statue was made of pure gold, its chest and arms of silver, its belly and thighs of bronze,
• English Standard Version (ESV)The head of this image was of fine gold, its chest and arms of silver, its middle and thighs of bronze,
• New Living Translation (NLT)The head of the statue was made of fine gold. Its chest and arms were silver, its belly and thighs were bronze,

Context of Daniel 2:32

30But as for me, this secret has not been revealed to me because I have more wisdom than anyone living, but for our sakes who make known the interpretation to the king, and that you may know the thoughts of your heart. 31“You, O king, were watching; and behold, a great image! This great image, whose splendor was excellent, stood before you; and its form was awesome. This image’s head was of fine gold, its chest and arms of silver, its belly and thighs of bronze, 33its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of clay. 34You watched while a stone was cut out without hands, which struck the image on its feet of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces.

Daniel 2:32 word by word

ה֣וּא צַלְמָ֗א רֵאשֵׁהּ֙ דִּֽי־דְהַ֣ב טָ֔ב חֲד֥וֹהִי וּדְרָע֖וֹהִי דִּ֣י כְסַ֑ף מְע֥וֹהִי וְיַרְכָתֵ֖הּ דִּ֥י נְחָֽשׁ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• This image’sצְלֵםtselem tselem · imageH6755
• headרֵאשׁrê'sh · headH7217
• of fineטָבţâb · fineH2869
• goldדְּהַבdehab · goldH1722
• his breastחֲדִיchădîy · breastH2306
• and his armsדְּרַעdera‛ · armH1872
• of silverכְּסַףkesaph · silverH3702
• his bellyמְעָאme‛âh me‛â' · bellyH4577
• and his thighsיַרְכָאyarkâ' · thighH3410
• of brassנְחָשׁnechâsh · bronzeH5174

Cross-references for Daniel 2:32

• Daniel 2:37You, O king, are a king of kings. For the God of heaven has given you a kingdom, power, strength, and glory;
• Daniel 4:22it is you, O king, who have grown and become strong; for your greatness has grown and reaches to the heavens, and your dominion to the end of the earth.
• Daniel 7:4The first was like a lion, and had eagle’s wings. I watched till its wings were plucked off; and it was lifted up from the earth and made to stand on two feet like a man, and a man’s heart was given to it.
• Isaiah 14:4that you will take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say: “How the oppressor has ceased, The golden city ceased!
• Jeremiah 51:7Babylon was a golden cup in the Lord’s hand, That made all the earth drunk. The nations drank her wine; Therefore the nations are deranged.
• Revelation 17:4The woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the filthiness of her fornication.
• Daniel 2:39But after you shall arise another kingdom inferior to yours; then another, a third kingdom of bronze, which shall rule over all the earth.
• Daniel 7:5“And suddenly another beast, a second, like a bear. It was raised up on one side, and had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. And they said thus to it: ‘Arise, devour much flesh!’
• Daniel 8:3Then I lifted my eyes and saw, and there, standing beside the river, was a ram which had two horns, and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher one came up last.
• Daniel 11:2And now I will tell you the truth: Behold, three more kings will arise in Persia, and the fourth shall be far richer than them all; by his strength, through his riches, he shall stir up all against the realm of Greece.
• Daniel 7:6“After this I looked, and there was another, like a leopard, which had on its back four wings of a bird. The beast also had four heads, and dominion was given to it.
• Daniel 8:5And as I was considering, suddenly a male goat came from the west, across the surface of the whole earth, without touching the ground; and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.
• Daniel 11:3Then a mighty king shall arise, who shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will.

Commentaries on Daniel 2:32

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 32Head was of fine gold - The Babylonish empire, the first and greatest. Breast and his arms of silver - The Medo-Persian empire, under Cyrus, etc. His belly and his thighs of brass - The Macedonian empire, under Alexander the Great, and his successors.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 32This image‘s head was of fine gold - Chaldee, “good gold” - טב דהב dehab ṭâb - that is, fine, pure, unalloyed. The whole head of the figure, colossal as it was, appeared to be composed wholly of this. Had the “whole” image been made of gold, it would not have been so striking - for it was not uncommon to construct vast statues of this metal. Compare Daniel 3:1. But the remarkable peculiarity of this image was, that it was composed of different…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 31-45Verses 31-45 This image represented the kingdoms of the earth, that should successively rule the nations, and influence the affairs of the Jewish church. 1. The head of gold signified the Chaldean empire, then in being. 2. The breast and arms of silver signified the empire of the Medes and Persians. 3. The belly and thighs of brass signified the Grecian empire, founded by Alexander. 4. The legs and feet of iron signified the Roman empire. The Roman empire…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 32-33There were different types of gold. Fine gold was the best quality. thighs: The area above the knees. legs: The area below the knees.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3232. On ancient coins states are often represented by human figures. The head and higher parts signify the earlier times; the lower, the later times. The metals become successively baser and baser, implying the growing degeneracy from worse to worse. Hesiod, two hundred years before Daniel, had compared the four ages to the four metals in the same order; the idea is sanctioned here by Holy Writ. It was perhaps one of those fragments of revelation among the…Read the comment

Topics related to Daniel 2:32

• Babylon
• Brass
• Gold
• Persia
• Silver

In the dictionaries

• Alexander the Great
• Ask
• Babylon
• Iron
• Terrible
• Abed-Nego
• Aramaic; Aramaic Language
• Belly
• Bible, the
• Breast

Commentaries on Daniel 2

• 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