Daniel 8:20

The ram which thou sawest, having the two horns, representeth the kings of Media and Persia;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia.

In Context

19Then said he, Behold me! causing thee to know, that which shall come to pass in the afterpart of the indignation,—for, at an appointed time, shall be an end.

21and, the he-goat, is the king of Greece,—and, the great horn which was between his eyes, the same, is the first king.

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Cross References

Daniel 5:28P’res [="Snatched-away"],—snatched away is thy kingdom, and given to the Medes and Persians.

Daniel 11:1I, therefore, in the first year of Darius the Mede, was at my station to strengthen and embolden 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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