Daniel 8:20

The ram, which you saw to have horns, is the king of the Medes and Persians.

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In The King James Version

The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia.

In Context

19And he said to me, “I will reveal to you what the future things are in the earlier tribulation, for the time has its end.

21Furthermore, the he-goat among she-goats is the king of the Greeks, and the great horn, which was between his eyes, is the same one, the first king.

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Cross References

Daniel 5:28PHARES: your kingdom has been divided and has been given to the Medes and the Persians.

Daniel 11:1“And so, from the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood firm, so that he might be reinforced and strengthened.

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 →

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