Daniel 8:21

And 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;

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.

In Context

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

22and that being broken, stand up do four in its place, four kingdoms from the nation do stand up, and not in its power.

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Cross References

Daniel 7:6'After this I was seeing, and lo, another like a leopard, and it hath four wings of a fowl on its back, and four heads hath the beast, and dominion is given to it.

Daniel 10:20And he saith, Hast thou known why I have come unto thee? and now I turn back to fight with the head of Persia; yea, I am going forth, and lo, the head of Javan hath come;

Zechariah 9:13For I have trodden for Me Judah, A bow I have filled [with] Ephraim, And I have stirred up thy sons, O Zion, Against thy sons, O Javan, And I have set thee as the sword of a hero.

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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