Daniel 2:37

“Thou, O king, art a king of kings, etc.] Having many kings subject and tributary to him, or would have; as the kings of Judah, Ammon, Moab, and others, and who were even his captives and prisoners; (see <245232> Jeremiah 52:32). Jarchi and Saadiah join this with the next clause, “the God of heaven”, and interpret it of him thus, thou, O King Nebuchadnezzar, “the King of kings, who is the God of heaven, hath given unto thee”, etc.; so some in the Talmud understand it of Godf106; but this is contrary to the accents: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory; that is, a very powerful, strong, and glorious kingdom, famous for its mighty armies, strong…”

“Thou . . . art a king of kings--The committal of power in fullest plenitude belongs to Nebuchadnezzar personally, as having made Babylon the mighty empire it was. In twenty-three years after him the empire was ended: with him its greatness is identified (Dan 4:30), his successors having done nothing notable. Not that he actually ruled every part of the globe, but that God granted him illimitable dominion in whatever direction his ambition led him, Egypt, Nineveh, Arabia, Syria, Tyre, and its PhÅ“nician colonies (Jer 27:5-8). Compare as to Cyrus, Ezr 1:2.”

“Thou, O King, art a king of kings - The phrase “king of kings” is a Hebraism, to denote a supreme monarch, or one who has other kings under him as tributary, Ezra 7:12; Ezekiel 26:7. As such it is applied by way of eminence to the Son of God, in Revelation 17:14; Revelation 19:16. As here used, it means that Nebuchadnezzar ruled over tributary kings and princes, or that he was the most eminent of the kings of the earth. The scepter which he swayed was, in fact, extended over many nations that were once independent kingdoms, and the title here conferred on him was not one that was designed to flatter the monarch, but was a simple statement of what was an undoubted truth. Daniel would not…”

“a king: Kg1 4:24; Ezr 7:12; Isa 10:8, Isa 47:5; Jer 27:6, Jer 27:7; Eze 26:7; Hos 8:10; Rev 1:5, Rev 17:14 the God: Dan 4:25, Dan 4:32, Dan 5:18; Ch2 36:23; Ezr 1:2; Pro 8:15; Jer 28:14; Rev 19:16 power: Dan 4:3, Dan 4:34; Psa 62:11; Mat 6:13; Joh 19:11; Rev 4:11, Rev 5:12 Daniel 2:38”