Daniel 8:20

'The ram that thou hast seen possessing two horns, [are] the kings of Media and Persia.

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

19and saith: Lo, I — I am causing thee to know that which is in the latter end of the indignation; for, at the appointed time [is] the end.

21And the young he-goat, the hairy one, [is] the king of Javan; and the great horn that [is] between its eyes is the first king;

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Cross References

Daniel 5:28Divided — Divided is thy kingdom, and it hath 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 →

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