Daniel 2:10

2:10 The wise men replied to the king, “There is no man on earth who is able to disclose the king’s secret, 1  for no king, regardless of his position and power, has ever requested such a thing from any magician, astrologer, or wise man.

Daniel 8:7

8:7 I saw it approaching the ram. It went into a fit of rage against the ram 2  and struck it 3  and broke off its two horns. The ram had no ability to resist it. 4  The goat hurled the ram 5  to the ground and trampled it. No one could deliver the ram from its power. 6 

1 tn Aram “matter, thing.”

2 tn Heb “him.”

3 tn Heb “the ram.”

4 tn Heb “stand before him.”

5 tn Heb “he hurled him.” The referents of both pronouns (the male goat and the ram) have been specified in the translation for clarity.

6 sn The goat of Daniel’s vision represents Greece; the large horn represents Alexander the Great. The ram stands for Media-Persia. Alexander’s rapid conquest of the Persians involved three battles of major significance which he won against overwhelming odds: Granicus (334 B.C.), Isus (333 B.C.), and Gaugemela (331 B.C.).