And 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.
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Gill's Exposition
And there are seven kings,.... The Arabic version renders it, "who are seven kings"; and it should be rendered, as it is by the Vulgate Latin, Syriac and Ethiopic versions, "and they are seven kings";…
Barnes' Notes
And there are seven kings - That is, seven in all, as they are enumerated in this verse and the next. An eighth is mentioned in Rev 17:11, but it is, at the same time, said that this one so pertains…
Adam Clarke
And there are seven kings - Και βασιλεις ἑπτα εισιν· They are also seven kings. Before, it was said, they are seven mountains; here, they are also seven kings, which is a demonstration that kingdoms…
Here we have the mystery of this vision explained. The apostle wonders at the sight of this woman: the angel undertakes to open this vision to him, it being the key of the former visions; and he tells…
Cambridge Bible
And there are seven kings Rather, and they [the seven heads] are seven kings: they have a double significance standing bothfor the seven mountains and the seven kings.
Who are these kings? According…