Another kingdom inferior] either the Median rule of Darius, which the writer of Daniel mistakenly supposed to come before that of Cyrus the Persian (see on Daniel 8:20), or the kingdom of Belshazzar, who is contrasted with Nebuchadnezzar in Daniel 5. Another third kingdom] either the Persian empire, beginning with Cyrus, or the Medo-Persian empire, which is represented by a single animal (the ram) in Daniel 8.

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