Discovery BoxDaniel 2:24 
Context2:24 Then Daniel went in to see 1 Arioch (whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon). He came 2 and said to him, “Don’t destroy the wise men of Babylon! Escort me 3 to the king, and I will disclose the interpretation to him!” 4
Daniel 8:7
Context8:7 I saw it approaching the ram. It went into a fit of rage against the ram 5 and struck it 6 and broke off its two horns. The ram had no ability to resist it. 7 The goat hurled the ram 8 to the ground and trampled it. No one could deliver the ram from its power. 9
1 tc The MT has עַל עַל (’al ’al, “he entered upon”). Several medieval Hebrew
2 tc The LXX and Vulgate, along with one medieval Hebrew
3 tn Aram “cause me to enter.” So also in v. 25.
4 tn Aram “the king.”
5 tn Heb “him.”
6 tn Heb “the ram.”
7 tn Heb “stand before him.”
8 tn Heb “he hurled him.” The referents of both pronouns (the male goat and the ram) have been specified in the translation for clarity.
9 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
