^{37 Ref} You, O king, are king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given the kingdom, the power, and the strength, and the glory;

^{38 Ref} and wherever the children of men dwell, the animals of the field and the birds of the sky has he given into your hand, and has made you to rule over them all: you are the head of gold.

^{39 Ref} After you shall arise another kingdom inferior to you; and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.