Daniel 2:39 (KJV)

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

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another kingdom.The empire of the Medes and Persians, whose union was denoted by the breast and two arms of silver; and which was established on the ruins of that of the Chaldeans on the capture of Babylon by Cyrus, B.C. 538. Da 2:32 Da 5:28-31 Da 7:5 Da 8:3 Da 8:4 Da 8:20 Da 11:2 Isa 44:28 Isa 45:1-5

another third.The empire of the Macedonians, or "brazen-coated Greeks," aptly denoted by the belly and thighs of brass, founded by Alexander the Great, who terminated the Persian monarchy by the overthrow of Darius Codomanus at Arbela, B.C. 331 Da 2:32 Da 7:6 Da 7:7 Da 7:23 Da 8:5-14 Da 10:20 Da 11:3-20 Zec 6:3 Zec 6:6

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