"The king saw a great Image whose brightness was excellent and his form
terrible."
"The head of the Image was of Gold:"
"The breast and arms of Silver:"
"The belly and thighs of Brass:"
"The legs of Iron; and the feet part of Iron and part of Clay."
"The king looked at this Image till a Stone, cut without hands, smote
the Image upon his feet, and brake them to pieces. Then the whole Image
fell to pieces, and was scattered like chaff before the wind, and the
pieces were carried away, so that they could not be found."
"And the Stone which smote the Image became a Great Mountain, and
filled the whole earth."
Then Daniel went on to say: "This is the dream—and we will tell the
interpretation of it."
"Thou, O King, art this head of gold! And after thee shall arise
another kingdom inferior to thee; and another third kingdom of brass.
And a fourth kingdom which shall be strong as iron; and the toes of the
feet shall be part of iron and part of clay."
"And in the days of these kings shall the God of Heaven set up a
kingdom which shall never be destroyed . . . and it shall stand for
ever."
"The great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass
hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof
sure."
Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face before Daniel and said: "Your
God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a Revealer of secrets!"
Then the king gave Daniel great gifts and made him ruler over the whole
province of Babylon, and chief of the governors over all the wise men
of Babylon.
And Daniel asked the king to remember his three companions, and
Nebuchadnezzar set Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego over the affairs of
the province of Babylon.
But Daniel sat in the gate of the king—which was evidently a place of
great honour.
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