Daniel 2:39

2:39 Now after you another kingdom ¹  will arise, one inferior to yours. Then a third kingdom, one of bronze, will rule in all the earth.

Daniel 7:5-6

7:5 “Then ²  a second beast appeared, like a bear. It was raised up on one side, and there were three ribs ³  in its mouth between its teeth. ⁴  It was told, ⁵  ‘Get up and devour much flesh!’

7:6 “After these things, ⁶  as I was watching, another beast ⁷  like a leopard appeared, with four bird-like wings on its back. ⁸  This beast had four heads, ⁹  and ruling authority was given to it.

Daniel 7:8

7:8 “As I was contemplating the horns, another horn – a small one – came up between them, and three of the former horns were torn out by the roots to make room for it. ¹⁰  This horn had eyes resembling human eyes and a mouth speaking arrogant ¹¹  things.

Daniel 7:20

7:20 I also wanted to know ¹²  the meaning of the ten horns on its head, and of that other horn which came up and before which three others fell. This was the horn that had eyes ¹³  and a mouth speaking arrogant things, whose appearance was more formidable than the others. ¹⁴ 

[2:39]  ¹ sn The identity of the first kingdom is clearly Babylon. The identification of the following three kingdoms is disputed. The common view is that they represent Media, Persia, and Greece. Most conservative scholars identify them as Media-Persia, Greece, and Rome.

[7:5]  ² tn Aram “and behold.”

[7:5]  ³ sn The three ribs held securely in the mouth of the bear, perhaps representing Media-Persia, apparently symbolize military conquest, but the exact identity of the “ribs” is not clear. Possibly it is a reference to the Persian conquest of Lydia, Egypt, and Babylonia.

[7:5]  ⁴ tc The LXX lacks the phrase “between its teeth.”

[7:5]  ⁵ tn Aram “and thus they were saying to it.”

[7:6]  ³ tn Aram “this.” So also in v. 7.

[7:6]  ⁴ tn Aram “and behold, another one.”

[7:6]  ⁵ tn Or “sides.”

[7:6]  ⁶ sn If the third animal is Greece, the most likely identification of these four heads is the four-fold division of the empire of Alexander the Great following his death. See note on Dan 8:8.

[7:8]  ⁴ tn Aram “were uprooted from before it.”

[7:8]  ⁵ tn Aram “great.” So also in vv. 11, 20.

[7:20]  ⁵ tn The words “I also wanted to know” are added in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[7:20]  ⁶ tc The conjunction in the MT before “eyes” is odd. The ancient versions do not seem to presuppose it.

[7:20]  ⁷ tn Aram “greater than its companions.”