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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And the rough goat is the king of Grecia,.... Including all the kings of it, from Alexander to the end of the Grecian…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
And the rough goat - See the notes at Dan 8:5. In Dan 8:5 he is called a he-goat. Here the word rough or hairy - שׂעיר…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Daniel 8:15-27
Here we have,
I. Daniel's earnest desire to have this vision explained to him (Dan 8:15): I sought the meaning. Note,…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
the rough he - goat Dan 8:8. The word rendering -rough" (sâ-îr), treated as a subst., is the usual old Hebrew word for a…