Daniel 7:5
“And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And, behold, another beast, a second, like to a bear,.... Another monarchy, and which succeeded the former, and rose up…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
And, behold, another beast, a second, like to a bear - That is, after the lion had appeared, and he had watched it until…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Another beast - like to a bear - This was the Medo-Persian empire, represented here under the symbol of the bear, as the…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Daniel 7:1-8
The date of this chapter places it before ch. 5, which was in the last year of Belshazzar, and ch. 6, which was in the…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
The second beast.
like to a bear The bear is a voracious [268] animal, living indeed principally upon roots, bulbs,…
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