Daniel 8:22

But whereas when that was broken, there arose up four for it: four kings shall rise up of his nation, but not with his strength.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

Now that being broken, whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power.

In Context

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.

23And after their reign, when iniquities shall be grown up, there shall arise a king of a shameless face, and understanding dark sentences.

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Cross References

Daniel 8:3And I lifted up my eyes, and saw: and behold a ram stood before the water, having two high horns, and one higher than the other, and growing up. Afterward

Daniel 11:4And when he shall come to his height, his kingdom shall be broken, and it shall be divided towards the four winds of the heaven: but not to his posterity, nor according to his power with which he ruled. For his kingdom shall be rent in pieces, even for strangers, beside these.

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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