Nebuchadnezzar's kingdom of Babylon lasted only until the reign of his grandson Belshazzar, when the second nation, represented by the breast and arms of silver, came upon the stage of action. Generally, it is the superior kingdom that conquers the inferior, but prophecy indicated that this was not to be the case (see Daniel 2:39).
Ufalme wa Nebukadneza uliishia tu wakati wa utawala wa mjukuu wake Belshaza, wakati taifa la pili, lililowakilishwa kwa kifua na mikono ya shaba, lilipongia katika uwanja wa kutawala. Kwa ujumla, ni ufalme ulio hodari zaidi ambao unashinda ule ulio dhaifu, lakini unabii unaonyesha kwamba hii isingekuwa utaratibu wa mambo (angalia Danieli 2:39).