Daniel 7:24
Context7:24 The ten horns
mean that ten kings will arise from that kingdom.
Another king will arise after them,
but he will be different from the earlier ones.
He will humiliate 1 three kings.
Daniel 8:8
Context8:8 The male goat acted even more arrogantly. But no sooner had the large horn become strong than it was broken, and there arose four conspicuous horns 2 in its place, 3 extending toward the four winds of the sky. 4
1 tn Or “subjugate”; KJV, NASB, NIV “subdue”; ASV, NRSV “put down.”
2 tn The word “horns” is not in the Hebrew text, but is implied.
3 sn The four conspicuous horns refer to Alexander’s successors. After his death, Alexander’s empire was divided up among four of his generals: Cassander, who took Macedonia and Greece; Lysimachus, who took Thrace and parts of Asia Minor; Seleucus, who took Syria and territory to its east; and Ptolemy, who took control of Egypt.
4 tn Or “the heavens.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heavens” or “sky” depending on the context.