Daniel 8:20
The sheep which you saw with two horns, they are the kings of Media and Persia.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia.
In Context
21And the he-goat is the king of Greece: and the great horn between his eyes is the first king.
Cross References
Daniel 5:28Peres; your kingdom has been cut up and given to the Medes and Persians.
Daniel 11:1And as for me, in the first year of Darius the Mede I was on his side to make his position safe and make him strong.
Matthew Henry on Daniel 8:16-27
The Vision of the Ram and Goat. ( b. c. 553.) 15 And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, and sought for the meaning, then, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man. 16 And I heard a man's voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision. 17 So he came near where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man: for at the time of the end shall be the vision.… Read the whole commentary →