The wild beast belongs to no one age, but is a power which has risen in every age the seven heads represent the successive culminations of the world-power. It has been debated whether these kings are individual sovereigns, or forms of government, or kingdoms The last view is the one adopted in this Commentary. They are seven kings: five (not 'are fallen,' but fell, the one is, the other is not yet come and when he shall come, he must continue a short time.

The seventh has not yet come, but when he comes he must continue for a short time.ДЄnd there are seven kings, the five did fall, and the one is, the other did not yet come, and when he may come, it behoveth him to remain a little time Д®llicott's Commentary for English Readers(10) And there are seven kings.-Better. When he comes, he must continue a little while.ДЄnd they are seven kings: five of them have fallen, and the one is still reigning. Five have fallen, the one is, the other has not yet come. When he comes, he must remain in power for a little while.ДЄnd there are seven kings, the five fell, and the one is, the other did not yet come, and when he may come, it is necessary for him to remain a short time ДЇive have fallen one is, and the other has not yet come, but whenever he does come, he must remain for only a brief time. When he comes, he must remain for a little while.ДЇive of them have fallen, one is living, and the other has not yet come. Five of them have fallen, one is ruling now, and the other has not yet come. But when he does, he will rule for only a little while.ДЇive are fallen, one is, and the other is not yet come: and when he is come, he must remain a short time.ДЇive of them have fallen, one still rules, and the other one has not yet come when he comes, he must rule only a little while. One is ruling now, and the other one has not yet come. вЂњAnd there are seven Kings five have fallen and one is, and there is another not yet come, and when he comes, a little remaining time is given to him.вЂќДЇive of the kings are dead. They are also seven kings: Five have fallen, one is, the other has not yet come, and when he comes, he must remain for a little while.ДЄnd they are seven kings the five are fallen, the one is, the other is not yet come and when he cometh, he must continue a little while. And when he comes, he must continue a short time.ДЄnd they are seven kings five have fallen, one is, the other has not yet come and when he comes, he must remain a little while.ДЄnd they are seven kings: five of whom have fallen, one exists and is reigning the other has not yet come, and when he does come, he must remain a little while.ДЇive have fallen, one is, the other has not yet come, and when he comes, he must remain for only a little while. Five have fallen, one is, and the other has not yet come. The five are fallen, the one is, the other has not yet come and when he shall have come, it behooves him to remain a little while.ДЄnd there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.

Five have fallen, one is, and the other has not yet come but when he does come, he must remain for only a little while.ДЄnd there are seven kings. They are also seven kings, five of whom have fallen, one is, the other has not yet come, and when he does come he must remain only a little while. Five have fallen, one is, the other has not yet come but when he does come, he must remain for only a little while.ДЇive kings have already fallen, the sixth now reigns, and the seventh is yet to come, but his reign will be brief.

The empire and the five kings