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Daniel 8:4

King James Version (KJV)

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Daniel 8:4

Verse 4 of 27

Scripture focus

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.

Daniel 8:4 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Daniel 8:4

Theological / Devotional

Pushing westward. Cyrus conquered Lydia in 547 B.C. and Babylon in 539. Cambyses extended the conquests south into Egypt and Nubia in 525. Darius Hystaspes went north against the Scythians in 513.

The Medo-Persian Empire covered much more territory than its predecessor, Babylon. So successful were Persian arms that in the days of Ahasuerus (Esther 1:1) the empire extended from India to Ethiopia, the eastern and southern extremities of the then-known world. A frequent title of the Persian monarch was “king of kings” or “king of the countries.”

Became great. Literally, “did great things,” “made himself big,” or “magnified himself” (RSV).

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