Daniel 8:20

The ram, which thou sawest with horns, is the king of the Medes and Persians.

Douay-Rheims 1899

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 shew thee what things are to come to pass in the end of the malediction: for the time hath its end.

21And the he goat, is the king of the Greeks, and the great horn that was between his eyes, the same is the first king.

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Cross References

Daniel 5:28PHARES: thy kingdom is divided, and is given to the Medes and Persians.

Daniel 11:1And from the first year of Darius the Mede I stood up that he might be strengthened and confirmed.

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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