It indicated that divine sovereignty toward the earth expressed by a kingdom in the line of King David would be manifested again after a period of 2,520 years, beginning in 607 B.C.E.
مِثَالًا عَلَى ذلِكَ ،‏ تَفَوَّهَ دَانِيَالُ بِنُبُوَّةٍ عَنِ ٱلْمَلِكِ ٱلْبَابِلِيِّ نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرَ ٱلَّذِي رَأَى حُلْمًا فِيهِ قُطِعَتْ شَجَرَةٌ هَائِلَةٌ .‏