Matthew Poole Commentary - Daniel 8:3 - 8:3

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Matthew Poole Commentary - Daniel 8:3 - 8:3


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Which had two horns; by which is meant the kingdom of the Medes and Persians, as it is in Dan_8:20, where it is so interpreted. Before he was called a



bear, and here a



ram, both noting the same thing, though by different expressions. A ram because he is a fighting creature, pushing.



The two horns were high, i.e. they were very powerful.



One was higher than the other, i.e. the Median, that it came up last; but afterward the Persian was much superior in magnificence and fame, which was verified in Cyrus; who had an incredible heap, even fifty millions of talents. See Curtius and Strabo.