Daniel 2:10
Context2:10 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
Context8:7 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