Daniel 7:22

The kingdom of God Judgment

²⁰ I also wanted to know about the ten horns on its head and the other horn that came up, before which three of them fell—the horn whose appearance was more imposing than the others, with eyes and with a mouth that spoke words of arrogance.

²¹ As I watched, this horn was waging war against the saints and prevailing against them,

until the Ancient of Days arrived and pronounced judgment in favor of the saints of the Most High, and the time came for them to possess the kingdom.

²³ This is what he said: ‘The fourth beast is a fourth kingdom that will appear on the earth, different from all the other kingdoms, and it will devour the whole earth, trample it down, and crush it.

²⁴ And the ten horns are ten kings who will rise from this kingdom. After them another king, different from the earlier ones, will rise and subdue three kings.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: until the Ancient of Days arrived and pronounced judgment in favor of the saints of the Most High, and the time came for them to possess the kingdom.
KJV: Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom.
WEB: until the Ancient of Days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the Most High, and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom.
ASV: until the ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the Most High, and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom.
DARBY: until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most high [places]; and the appointed time arrived, and the saints possessed the kingdom.
BLB: until that the Ancient of Days came and judgment was made for the saints of the Most High, and the time was reached for the saints to possess the kingdom.

ÅB: inntil den gamle av dager kom, og den Høyestes hellige fikk sin rett, og tiden kom da de hellige tok riket i eie.
OTB: inntil Den Gamle av Dager kom og dommen ble avsagt til fordel for de hellige hos Den Høyeste, og tiden kom for dem til å eie riket.
B1930: inntil den gamle av dager kom, og den Høiestes hellige fikk sin rett, og tiden kom da de hellige tok riket i eie.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Daniel 7:18
But the saints of the Most High will receive the kingdom and possess it forever—yes, forever and ever.’
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Revelation 20:4
Then I saw the thrones, and those seated on them had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image, and had not received its mark on their foreheads or hands. And they came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.
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Revelation 5:10
You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign upon the earth.”
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2 Thessalonians 2:8
And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will slay with the breath of His mouth and annihilate by the majesty of His arrival.
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Revelation 14:8–20
Then a second angel followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, who has made all the nations drink the wine of the passion of her immorality.”
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Matthew 19:28
Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, in the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on His glorious throne, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
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Revelation 3:21
To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to sit with Me on My throne, just as I overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.
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Luke 22:29–30
And I bestow on you a kingdom, just as My Father has bestowed one on Me,
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