Daniel 8:20
The ram that you have seen possessing two horns, [are] the kings of Media and Persia.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia.
In Context
Cross References
Daniel 5:28Divided—Your kingdom is divided, and it has been given to the Medes and Persians.”
Daniel 11:1“And I, in the first year of Darius the Mede, my standing [is] for a strengthener, and for a stronghold to 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 →