Daniel 8:20

The ram that thou hast seen, him with the two horns, [signifieth] the kings of Media and Persia.

Leeser Tanakh

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 known unto thee what is to be at the last end of the indignation; for it is for the appointed time of the end.

21And the shaggy he-goat is the king of Javan; and the great horn which is between his eyes is the first king.

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Cross References

Daniel 5:28P'ress; Thy kingdom hath been divided, and is given to the Medes and Persians.

Daniel 11:1And I in the first year of Darius the Mede had my station to assist and to protect 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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