Daniel 8:20

The ram which you saw that had the horns is the king of the Medes and Persians.

LXX2012 (British)

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 make you know the things that shall come to pass at the end of the wrath: for the vision is yet for an appointed time.

21The he-goat is the King of the Greeks: and the great horn which was between his eyes, he is the first king.

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Cross References

Daniel 5:28Phares; your kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.

Daniel 11:1And I in the first year of Cyrus stood to strengthen and confirm 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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