2 Esdras 12:15

15 But the second that is to reign shall hold sway for a longer time than any other one of the twelve.

2 Esdras 12:15 In-Context

13 The days are coming when a kingdom shall rise on earth, and it shall be more terrifying than all the kingdoms that have been before it.
14 And twelve kings shall reign in it, one after another.
15 But the second that is to reign shall hold sway for a longer time than any other one of the twelve.
16 This is the interpretation of the twelve wings that you saw.
17 "As for your hearing a voice that spoke, coming not from the eagle's heads but from the midst of its body, this is the interpretation:
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