Who are the ten kings in the book of Daniel?

Here we learn specifically that the four beasts are four kings or kingdoms. Our attention is directed especially to the fourth beast and more particularly to the little horn. read more

Historians have long thought that Daniel was writing at the time of Antiochus IV, not in the time of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, and is trying to reassure his fellow Judeans that God planned all along to restore the kingdom to his people. read more

The ten horns are ten kings who will rise from this kingdom. Another king, different from the previous ones, will rise after them and subdue three kings. Contemporary English Version All ten of those horns are kings who will come from this kingdom, and one more will follow. read more

The writer of Daniel was trying to make sense of that in light of the fact that God had promised that a descendant of King David would sit on the throne forever. His dream is a way to encourage his people that God had not forgotten them, that in fact he would restore the kingdom to Israel and it would be forever. read more

Revelation 17:12 The ten horns you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but will receive one hour of authority as kings, along with the beast. read more

The stone represented God’s eternal kingdom as described in Daniel 2:37-45. Ten Nations Later in the book of Daniel the restored or future version of the Roman empire is described in greater detail. read more