Daniel 8:21
And the he-goat is the king of Greece: and the great horn between his eyes is the first king.
Bible in Basic English
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In Context
20The sheep which you saw with two horns, they are the kings of Media and Persia.
Cross References
Daniel 7:6After this I saw another beast, like a leopard, which had on its back four wings like those of a bird; and the beast had four heads, and the power of a ruler was given to it.
Daniel 10:20\10:20\Then he said, It is clear to you why I have come to you. And now I will give you an account of what is recorded in the true writings:
Zechariah 9:13For I have made Judah a bow bent for my use, I have made Ephraim the arrows of the bow; I will make your sons, O Zion, take up arms against your sons, O Greece, and will make you like the sword of a man of war.
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 →