Barnes' Notes on Daniel 4:22

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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It is thou, O king - It is a representation of thyself. Compare Daniel 2:38. That art grown and become strong - Referring to the limited extent of his dominion when he came to the throne, and the increase of his power by a wise administration and by conquest. For thy greatness is grown - The majesty and glory of the monarch had increased by all his conquests, and by the magnificence which he had thrown around his court. And reacheth unto heaven - An expression merely denoting the greatness of his authority. The tree is said to have reached unto heaven Daniel 4:11, and the stateliness and grandeur of so great a monarch might be represented by language which seemed to imply that he had control over all things. And thy dominion to the end of the earth - To the extent of the world as then known. This was almost literally true. return to 'Top of Page'

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