²² until the Ancient of Days came and pronounced judgment in favor of the holy people of the Most High, and the time came when they possessed the kingdom.^(A)

²³ “He gave me this explanation: ‘The fourth beast is a fourth kingdom that will appear on earth. It will be different from all the other kingdoms and will devour the whole earth, trampling it down and crushing it.^{(B) 24} The ten horns^(C) are ten kings who will come from this kingdom. After them another king will arise, different from the earlier ones; he will subdue three kings.