Daniel 2:31

Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible.

Cross-reference

In Daniel 7:3-17, four beasts represent the same succession of kingdoms as the statue's metals — a parallel vision of world empires.

Daniel 3:1 Parallel

In Daniel 3:1, Nebuchadnezzar makes a golden statue, likely inspired by the dream's gold head, asserting his own kingdom's supremacy.