Daniel 2:39

And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.

Cross-reference

Daniel 2:32 Parallel

Daniel 2:32 identifies the silver chest/arms and bronze belly/thighs corresponding to the inferior kingdom and third kingdom of brass here.

Daniel 5:28–31 Prophetic fulfillment

Daniel 5:28-31 narrates Babylon's fall to Medo-Persia, fulfilling the succession to the second kingdom prophesied in Daniel 2:39.

Daniel 7:5 Parallel

Daniel 7:5 describes the bear-like second beast, representing the same Medo-Persian kingdom as the inferior kingdom here.

Daniel 7:6 Parallel

Daniel 7:6 also depicts the third kingdom as a leopard beast — matching the bronze kingdom in Daniel 2:39.

Daniel 8:3 Parallel

Daniel 8:3 shows a ram with two horns symbolizing the kings of Media and Persia, matching the second kingdom in this verse.

Daniel 8:4 Parallel

Daniel 8:4 depicts the ram's conquests westward, northward, and southward, illustrating the power of the second kingdom mentioned here.

Daniel 8:5-14 expands on the third kingdom (Greece) with the goat and little horn, paralleling the bronze kingdom in Daniel 2:39.

Daniel 8:20 Parallel

Daniel 8:20 explicitly identifies the ram as the kings of Media and Persia, directly naming the second kingdom referred to in this verse.

Daniel 11:2 Historical context

Daniel 11:2 predicts three more Persian kings and a fourth who stirs up against Greece, leading into the third kingdom of brass from this verse.

Daniel 11:3-20 details the rise of Greece and its successors, corresponding to the third kingdom in Daniel 2:39.

Daniel 7:7 Parallel

Daniel 7:7 describes the fourth beast, which follows the third kingdom mentioned in Daniel 2:39 in the same prophetic sequence.

Daniel 7:23 Parallel

Daniel 7:23 interprets the fourth beast as a fourth kingdom, the next after the third kingdom in Daniel 2:39.

Daniel 10:20 mentions the prince of Greece, the next kingdom after Persia, aligning with the third kingdom in Daniel 2:39.

Isaiah 44:28 Prophetic fulfillment

Isaiah 44:28 prophesies about Cyrus, the Persian king who fulfills God's purpose, as part of the second kingdom (Medo-Persia) here.

Isaiah 45:1 Historical context

Isaiah 45:1 names Cyrus as God's anointed to subdue nations, directly linking to the Medo-Persian empire that succeeds Babylon in this verse.