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Selected Verse: Daniel 8:20 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Da 8:20 |
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 mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.
4 I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; so that no beasts might stand before him, neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and became great.
3 Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.
3 Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.