²⁰ As for ^(A)the ram that you saw with the two horns, these are the kings of ^(B)Media and Persia.

³ I raised my eyes and saw, and behold, ^(A)a ram standing on the bank of the canal. It had two horns, and both horns were high, but one was higher than the other, and the higher one came up last.

The Kings of the South and the North

11 “And as for me, ^(A)in the first year of ^(B)Darius the Mede, I stood up to confirm and strengthen him.

² “And now I will show you ^(C)the truth. Behold, three more kings shall arise in Persia, and a fourth shall be far richer than all of them. And when he has become strong through his riches, he shall stir up all against the kingdom of Greece.