Daniel 8:8

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 ¹  in its place, ²  extending toward the four winds of the sky. ³ 

De 31:20; 2Ch 26:16; Es 9:4; Ps 82:6,7; Jer 5:27; Eze 16:7; Eze 28:9; Da 4:31; Da 5:20; Da 7:2; Da 7:6; Da 8:22; Da 11:4; Mt 24:31; Mr 13:27; Re 7:1

¹ tn The word “horns” is not in the Hebrew text, but is implied.

² 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.

³ tn Or “the heavens.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heavens” or “sky” depending on the context.