Daniel 8:21-22 NLT,NIV,ESV

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 8:13-27

The place of angelic ministration. Angels appear upon Daniel's visionary scene, and indicate the manifold services they discharge for men. In all probability they have individual and special qualifications for different kinds of service. The utmost variety of gift is consistent with wisdom, happiness, and purity. I. OBSERVE THEIR HOLY CHARACTER . They are denominated "saints," i.e. "holy ones." Our Lord distinctly styles them by this epithet, "the holy angels." They are capable... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 8:21

And the rough goat is the King of Grecia; and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king . Again all the versions agree in omitting the word "rough," and in inserting "of the goats," as in the fifth verse. The authority of these is much too great to be resisted. The Massoretic reading is probably due to a confluence of readings, as the word translated "rough" also means "goats." The omission of the word "of the goats" is probably due to the inclusion of שָׂעִיר ( sa ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 8:22

Now that being broken, whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power. The LXX ; if we take the reading of the Roman edition, agrees with the Masso-retie, save in the last clause, where it reads, "their power" instead of "his power." In this variation we find also Theodotion and the Peshitta agreeing. Jerome has " ejus. " It is difficult to decide what is the true reading here. In the reading of the older versions the meaning is... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Daniel 8:21

And the rough goat - See the notes at Daniel 8:5. In Daniel 8:5 he is called a he-goat. Here the word rough or hairy - שׂעיר s'â‛ı̂yr - is applied to it. This appellation is often given to a goat Leviticus 4:24; Leviticus 16:9; Genesis 37:31. It would seem that either term - a he-goat, or a hairy-goat - would serve to designate the animal, and it is probable that the terms were used indiscriminately.Is the king of Grecia - Represents the king of Greece. The word here rendered Grecia (יון... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Daniel 8:22

Now that being broken - By the death of Alexander.Whereas four stood up for it - Stood up in its place.Four kingdoms shall stand up - Ultimately. It is not necessary to suppose that this would be immediately. If four such should in fact spring out of this one kingdom, all that implied in the prophecy would be fulfilled. On the fulfillment of this, see the notes at Daniel 8:8.But not in his power - No one of these four dynasties had at any time the power which was wielded by Alexander the Great. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 8:20-22

Daniel 8:20-22. The ram, &c., having two horns, are the kings, or kingdoms rather, of Media and Persia. And the rough goat is the king, or kingdom, of Grecia. And the great horn, &c., is the first king Namely, Alexander the Great, the first Grecian king that reigned over Asia. Now that being broken That is, this first king being deceased; four kingdoms shall stand up, &c. Shall arise from it, under the rule of the same nation that the first king was of, namely, the... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Daniel 8:15-27

Gabriel explains the vision (8:15-27)An interpreting angel named Gabriel then set out to explain to the frightened Daniel the meaning of the vision of the ram and the goat (15-18). It was chiefly concerned with the climax of the Jews’ troubles, when God would intervene in mighty judgment against Antiochus (19). But first the Medo-Persian and Greek Empires had to be established (20-22). Cruel, cunning, arrogant and powerful, Antiochus would slaughter the Jews, defile the temple and blaspheme... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Daniel 8:21

is = representeth. It is the Figure of speech Metaphor ( App-6 ). king: or, kingdom. Grecia = Greece. is the first king = representeth the first king: i.e. Alexander the Great (Daniel 8:5 ). read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Daniel 8:22

for it = in the place thereof. four kingdoms . These are said to have been: (1) Ptolemy's (Egypt, Palestine, and some parts of Asia Minor); (2) Cassander's (Macedonia and Greece); (3) Lysimachus's (Bithynia, Thrace, Mysia, &c.); (4) Seleucus's (Syria, Armenia, and territory east of the Euphrates). But the continuity of Alexander's dominion ceased with him, and will not be seen again till "the little horn" arises. the nation . Septuagint and Vulgate read "his nation". not in his power:... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Daniel 8:22

Daniel 8:22. Four kingdoms shall stand up, &c.— Does not this imply that the remaining kingdom, the kingdom of the little horn, should not be of the nation? Newton, p. 33. Houbigant reads, Four kingdoms shall arise out of this nation, but not of so great power. read more