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Selected Verse: Daniel 8:20 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Da 8:20 |
Strong Concordance |
The ram [0352] which thou sawest [07200] having [01167] two horns [07161] are the kings [04428] of Media [04074] and Persia [06539]. |
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King James |
The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| The ram which thou sawest ... - See the notes at Dan 8:3. This is one of the instances in the Scriptures in which symbols are explained. There can be no doubt, therefore, as to the meaning. |
| The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917] |
ram
Verses (Dan 8:3); (Dan 8:4).
The "higher" horn which "came up last" is Cyrus, the other "Darius the Mede." |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| The ram which thou sagest - See this explained under the vision itself, Dan 8:3 (note), etc. |
3 Then I lifted up [05375] mine eyes [05869], and saw [07200], and, behold, there stood [05975] before [06440] the river [0180] a [0259] ram [0352] which had two horns [07161]: and the two horns [07161] were high [01364]; but one [0259] was higher [01364] than the other [08145], and the higher [01364] came up [05927] last [0314].
4 I saw [07200] the ram [0352] pushing [05055] westward [03220], and northward [06828], and southward [05045]; so that no beasts [02416] might stand [05975] before [06440] him, neither was there any that could deliver [05337] out of his hand [03027]; but he did [06213] according to his will [07522], and became great [01431].
3 Then I lifted up [05375] mine eyes [05869], and saw [07200], and, behold, there stood [05975] before [06440] the river [0180] a [0259] ram [0352] which had two horns [07161]: and the two horns [07161] were high [01364]; but one [0259] was higher [01364] than the other [08145], and the higher [01364] came up [05927] last [0314].
3 Then I lifted up [05375] mine eyes [05869], and saw [07200], and, behold, there stood [05975] before [06440] the river [0180] a [0259] ram [0352] which had two horns [07161]: and the two horns [07161] were high [01364]; but one [0259] was higher [01364] than the other [08145], and the higher [01364] came up [05927] last [0314].