12 The (A)ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but they receive authority as kings with the beast (B)for one hour.

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12 The ten horns that you saw represent ten kings who have not yet been crowned;[a] they will receive royal authority along with the beast for one hour.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 17:12–13 Ten kings who have not yet been crowned: perhaps Parthian satraps who are to accompany the revived Nero (the beast) in his march on Rome to regain power; see note on Rev 13:3. In Rev 19:11–21, the Lamb and his companions will conquer them.