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Daniel 8:3 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Daniel 8:3 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Daniel chapter 8 verse 3 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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. the other: Heb. the second”
Daniel 8:3 (KJV)
Commentary on Daniel 8:3
There stood before the river a ram which had two horns...but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last—This vision receives direct interpretation in verse 20: the two-horned ram represents the Medo-Persian Empire. The Hebrew qarnayim (קְרָנַיִם, 'two horns') symbolizes dual kingship, while the asymmetry reflects historical reality: Media initially dominated (the first horn), but Persia under Cyrus rose to preeminence (the higher horn that 'came up last').The ram's position 'before the river' (likely the Ulai, v. 2) places the vision geographically in Persia's heartland. Rams s...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Daniel 8:3
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“that had the two horns”
“and looked”
“All the kingdoms of the earth has Yahweh”
“and said to me”
“'He is my shepherd”
“and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.”
“and the destroyer destroys. Go up”
“and saw”
“to frustrate their purpose”
“and saw”