Matthew Poole and continuators on Daniel 8:3

3 Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and behold, there stood before the river a ram, which had two horns , and the two horns were high : but one was higher than the other , and the higher came up last.

By which is meant the Kingdom of the Medes and Persians, as it is in ver. 20. where it is so interpreted. Before he was called a Bear, and here a Ram, both noting the same thing though by different expressions. A Ram because he is a fighting creature, pushing.

i. e. They were very powerful.

i. e. The Median, that it came up last; but afterward the Persian was much Superiour in magnificence and fame, which was verified in Cyrus; who had an incredible heap, even 50 Millions of Talents. See C[illegible: 1 letter]rtius and Strabo.

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