The Meaning of Daniel 2:44 Explained

Daniel 2:44

KJV: And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.

YLT: And in the days of these kings raise up doth the God of the heavens a kingdom that is not destroyed -- to the age, and its kingdom to another people is not left: it beateth small and endeth all these kingdoms, and it standeth to the age.

Darby: And in the days of these kings shall the God of the heavens set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed; and the sovereignty thereof shall not be left to another people: it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, but itself shall stand for ever.

ASV: And in the days of those kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed, nor shall the sovereignty thereof be left to another people; but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And in the days  of these  kings  shall the God  of heaven  set up  a kingdom,  which shall never  be destroyed:  and the kingdom  shall not  be left  to other  people,  [but] it shall break in pieces  and consume  all  these  kingdoms,  and it  shall stand  for ever. 

What does Daniel 2:44 Mean?

Study Notes

and in the days
The passage fixes authoritatively the time relative to other predicted events, when the kingdom of the heavens will be set up. It will be "in the days of those kings," i.e. the days of the ten kings (cf. Daniel 7:24-27 symbolized by the toes of the image. That condition did not exist at the advent of Messiah, nor was it even possible until the dissolution of the Roman empire, and the rise of the present national world system. See "Kingdom (O.T.)"; Genesis 1:26 ; Zechariah 12:8 "Kingdom (N.T.)"; Luke 1:31-33 ; 1 Corinthians 15:28 , note (defining "kingdom of heaven"). Daniel 2:45 repeats the method by which the kingdom will be set up. (Cf) See Scofield " Daniel 2:31 "; Psalms 2:5 ; Psalms 2:6 ; Zechariah 14:1-8 ; Zechariah 14:9 .

Context Summary

Daniel 2:36-49 - God's Kingdom Triumphant
Our Lord probably refers to these five empires when He speaks of "the times of the Gentiles." The empire of Babylon was followed by that of Medo-Persia under Cyrus; that by Greece under Alexander the Great; and that in turn by Rome led by the Caesars. Since the dissolution of the Roman Empire, the vast dominions of the East and the West have fallen, generally speaking, into some ten main divisions. There is, therefore, now nothing between us and the final setting up of the kingdom that is not made by human hands and shall never be destroyed. Note the striking anticipation of the outcome of Gentile dominion, in the prostration of supreme human power at the feet of a Jew. Evidently Daniel refused the king's homage, because we are told that Nebuchadnezzar "answered" him. Those who have shared our anxieties and prayers must not be forgotten in our hour of triumph, Daniel 2:49. The heart of man may not be able to recall its forgotten dreams of innocence and truth, but it will recognize them when presented by the servant of God. [source]

Chapter Summary: Daniel 2

1  Nebuchadnezzar, forgetting his dream,
5  requires it of the Chaldeans, by promises and threats
10  They acknowledging their inability are judged to die
14  Daniel obtaining some respite finds the dream
19  He blesses God
24  He staying the decree is brought to the king
31  The dream
36  The interpretation
46  Daniel's advancement

What do the individual words in Daniel 2:44 mean?

And in the days of kings those will set up God of heaven the a kingdom which for ever never shall be destroyed and kingdom the to people other not shall be left it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms and it shall stand forever
וּֽבְיוֹמֵיה֞וֹן דִּ֧י מַלְכַיָּ֣א אִנּ֗וּן יְקִים֩ אֱלָ֨הּ שְׁמַיָּ֤א מַלְכוּ֙ דִּ֤י לְעָלְמִין֙ לָ֣א תִתְחַבַּ֔ל וּמַ֨לְכוּתָ֔ה לְעַ֥ם אָחֳרָ֖ן לָ֣א תִשְׁתְּבִ֑ק תַּדִּ֤ק וְתָסֵיף֙ כָּל־ אִלֵּ֣ין מַלְכְוָתָ֔א וְהִ֖יא תְּק֥וּם לְעָלְמַיָּֽא

וּֽבְיוֹמֵיה֞וֹן  And  in  the  days 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: יׄום  
Sense: day.
מַלְכַיָּ֣א  kings 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural determinate
Root: מֶלֶךְ  
Sense: king.
אִנּ֗וּן  those 
Parse: Pronoun, third person masculine plural
Root: אִנּוּן  
Sense: these, those, they.
יְקִים֩  will  set  up 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: קוּם  
Sense: to arise, stand.
אֱלָ֨הּ  God 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: אֱלָהּ  
Sense: god, God.
שְׁמַיָּ֤א  of  heaven  the 
Parse: Noun, mdd
Root: שְׁמַיִן  
Sense: heaven, heavens, sky.
מַלְכוּ֙  a  kingdom 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: מַלְכוּ  
Sense: royalty, reign, kingdom.
לְעָלְמִין֙  for  ever 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural
Root: עָלַם  
Sense: perpetuity, antiquity, for ever.
לָ֣א  never 
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle
Root: לָא 
Sense: no, not, nothing.
תִתְחַבַּ֔ל  shall  be  destroyed 
Parse: Verb, Hitpael, Imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: חֲבַל  
Sense: to hurt, destroy.
וּמַ֨לְכוּתָ֔ה  and  kingdom  the 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular determinate
Root: מַלְכוּ  
Sense: royalty, reign, kingdom.
לְעַ֥ם  to  people 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular
Root: עַם  
Sense: people.
אָחֳרָ֖ן  other 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: אָחֳרָן  
Sense: other, another.
תִשְׁתְּבִ֑ק  shall  be  left 
Parse: Verb, Hitpael, Imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: שְׁבַק  
Sense: to leave, let alone.
תַּדִּ֤ק  it  shall  break  in  pieces 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: דְּקַק  
Sense: to break into pieces, fall into pieces, be shattered.
וְתָסֵיף֙  and  consume 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: סוּף  
Sense: to be fulfilled, be completed, come to an end.
אִלֵּ֣ין  these 
Parse: Pronoun, common plural
Root: אִלֵּין  
Sense: these, those.
מַלְכְוָתָ֔א  kingdoms 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural determinate
Root: מַלְכוּ  
Sense: royalty, reign, kingdom.
וְהִ֖יא  and  it 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, third person feminine singular
Root: הוּא 
Sense: he, she, it.
תְּק֥וּם  shall  stand 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: קוּם  
Sense: to arise, stand.
לְעָלְמַיָּֽא  forever 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural determinate
Root: עָלַם  
Sense: perpetuity, antiquity, for ever.