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Daniel 8:6

Daniel 8:6
And he came to the ram that had two horns, which I had seen standing before the river, and ran unto him in the fury of his power.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And he came to the ram that had two horns,.... Alexander being chosen and made by the states of Greece captain general of all Greece against the Persians, marched from thence with his army, passed the…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

And he came to the ram ... - Representing the Medo-Persian power. And ran unto him in the fury of his power - Representing the fierceness and fury with which Alexander attacked the Persians at the…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

And he came to the ram - This and the following verse give an account of the overthrow of the Persian empire by Alexander.

And ran unto him in the fury of his power - The conflicts between the Greeks…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Daniel 8:1-14

Here is, I. The date of this vision, Dan 8:1. It was in the third year of the reign of Belshazzar, which proved to be his last year, as many reckon; so that this chapter also should be, in order of…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Alexander's attack upon Persia.

that had two horns that had the two horns(Dan 8:8).

the river the stream (Dan 8:8).

ran unto him at or (R.V.) upon him (Job 15:26).