Daniel 8:20

The ram that thou sawest having the two horns: they are the kings of Media and Persia.

Darby Translation

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, Behold, I will make thee know what shall be at the end of the indignation: for at the set time the end shall be.

21And the rough goat is the king of Greece; and the great horn that was between his eyes is the first king.

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Cross References

Daniel 5:28PERES, Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.

Daniel 11:1And I, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood to confirm and to strengthen him.

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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