Daniel 8:11
in Daniel 8It magnified itself, even to the Prince of the host; it removed His daily sacrifice and overthrew the place of His sanctuary.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Yea, it magnified itself, even to the prince of the host; and it took away from him the continual burnt-offering, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down.
KJV
Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down.
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This verse in Daniel 8
Commentary
12 notes on this verseVerses 11, 12. And as for the statement, "And he glorified himself even against the Prince of Power," this means that he lifted himself up against God and persecuted His saints. He even took away the endelekhismos or "continual offering" which was customarily sacrificed in the morning and at even, and he prevailed to the casting down of the "place of His sanctuary." And he did not do this by his own prowess, but only "on account of the sins of the people."
This site's exposition
a little horn emerged
on Daniel 8:9-12
A little horn grows toward “the Beautiful Land”, the land of Israel. Keil and Barnes, with near unanimity among the older commentators, identify it as Antiochus IV. It removes “His daily sacrifice” and overthrows the sanctuary, and the older commentators read “the rebellion” as the unfaithfulness of Israel.
This site's exposition
the Prince of the host
Albert Barnes reported that Grotius and Ephraem the Syrian took the Prince of the host as the high priest Onias. Lengerke took Him as God, the reading Barnes preferred. Jamieson, Fausset and Brown observed that Antiochus halted the daily sacrifice, robbed the sanctuary, and left it standing.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
He says, "And on account of him the sacrifice was disturbed," [Daniel 8:11] and "righteousness was hurled to the ground." [Daniel 8:12] For Antiochus, who was called Epiphanes, being from the race of Alexander, was king. And having reigned over Syria and seizing all Egypt under himself, later he came to Jerusalem and he entered into the Most Holy Place and took all the treasures which were in the house of the Lord and the golden lampstand and the table and the altar and he committed great murder in the land and he spoke immoderate words and prevented sacrifice and offering, and he built a sacred grove and built idols in the city, and sacrificed a pig, even a common animal, so that what was spoken by the prophet may be fulfilled, "And on account of him the sacrifice was disturbed and righteousness was hurled to the ground and the Most Holy Place and the power was trampled until evening and morning one thousand and three hundred days." [Daniel 8:11-14]
Then he foretells with greater clarity the audacity that would be committed by Antiochus. "On account of him sacrifice was disrupted by transgression": he did not permit the sacrifices prescribed by law to be made, requiring instead that they be performed in the Greek manner.
The Medieval Church1 voice
"The host was given over," so that "the regular burnt offering" that is, the sacrifices and offerings, were abolished and removed from their place. They were called so, because they had been established since the days of Moses and had continued constantly, or because the …
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
The interpretation of this vision by an angel, showing that the ram signified the Persian empire, the he-goat the Grecian, and the little horn a king of the Grecian monarchy, that should set himself against the Jews and religion, which was Antiochus Epiphanes,
The prince - Not only against the high-priest, but against God himself. Was cast down - He took away the use of the temple as to the holy service and sacrifices.
4 more voices on this verse
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince host,....
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host - Grotius, Ephraem the Syrian, and others, understand this of Onias the high priest, as the chief officer of the holy people. Lengerke supposes that it means God himself. This interpretation is the more probable; and the idea in the phrase “prince of the host” is, that as God is the ruler of the host of heaven - leading on the constellations, and marshalling the stars, so he may be regarded as the ruler of the holy army here below - the ministers of religion, and his people.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
He not only opposes God's ancient people, but also God Himself. daily sacrifice--offered morning and evening (Ex 29:38, 39). taken away--by Antiochus (1 Maccabees 1:20-50). sanctuary . . . cast down--Though robbed of its treasures, it was not strictly "cast down" by Antiochus. So that a fuller accomplishment is future.
Even to the prince of the host - They seemed, in this case, to fight against God himself. The daily sacrifice was taken away - By the destruction of the city and temple; and has never been restored from that day until now.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
And until the Prince of the host That is the Temple, which is the House of the Holy One, blessed be He, the Prince of the host. He blasphemed the Holy One, blessed be He.
2 more on this passage, in their own words ▾
until the host of heaven They are Israel, who were compared to the stars.
And a time will be given for the daily sacrifice A set time will be given for the daily sacrifice to be discontinued because of transgression.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 3 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
10 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְעַ֥ד | vead | and to | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| שַֽׂר־ | sar- | [the] commander of | H8269 → | 421 times |
| הַצָּבָ֖א | hatzava' | the host | H6635 → | 485 times |
| הִגְדִּ֑יל | higdil | it magnified itself | H1431 → | 117 times |
| וּמִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙ | umimenu | and from him | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| הוּרַ֣ם | herim | it was removed | H7311 → | 190 times |
| הַתָּמִ֔יד | hatamid | the perpetual [offering] | H8548 → | 104 times |
| וְהֻשְׁלַ֖ךְ | vehushlakh | and it was thrown down | H7993 → | 125 times |
| מְכ֥וֹן | mekhon | [the] place of | H4349 → | |
| מִקְדָּשֽׁוֹ׃ | mikdasho | sanctuary his | H4720 → | 75 times |
וְעַ֥דand to
veadH5704 →1261 times
שַֽׂר־[the] commander of
sar-H8269 →421 times
הַצָּבָ֖אthe host
hatzava'H6635 →485 times
הִגְדִּ֑ילit magnified itself
higdilH1431 →117 times
וּמִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙and from him
umimenuH4480 →1188 times
הוּרַ֣םit was removed
herimH7311 →190 times
הַתָּמִ֔ידthe perpetual [offering]
hatamidH8548 →104 times
וְהֻשְׁלַ֖ךְand it was thrown down
vehushlakhH7993 →125 times
מְכ֥וֹן[the] place of
mekhonH4349 →
מִקְדָּשֽׁוֹ׃sanctuary his
mikdashoH4720 →75 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Daniel 11:31His forces will rise up and desecrate the temple fortress. They will abolish the daily sacrifice and set up the abomination of desolation.
it leads to
- Daniel 9:27
And he will confirm a covenant with many for one week, but in the middle of the week he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of the temple…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Matthew 24:15
So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ described by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand),
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Mark 13:14
So when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Daniel 12:11
And from the time the daily sacrifice is abolished and the abomination of desolation set up, there will be 1,290 days.
- Daniel 8:11–13
It magnified itself, even to the Prince of the host; it removed His daily sacrifice and overthrew the place of His sanctuary.
- Daniel 9:27
Through
Daniel 12:11And from the time the daily sacrifice is abolished and the abomination of desolation set up, there will be 1,290 days.
it leads to
- Daniel 11:31
His forces will rise up and desecrate the temple fortress. They will abolish the daily sacrifice and set up the abomination of desolation.
- Revelation 11:2
But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Do not measure it, because it has been given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months.
- Daniel 11:31
Through
Daniel 8:25Through his craft and by his hand, he will cause deceit to prosper, and in his own mind he will make himself great. In a time of peace he will destroy many, and he…
it leads to
- Daniel 11:32–33
With flattery he will corrupt those who violate the covenant, but the people who know their God will firmly resist him.
- Daniel 11:32–33
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Book of Daniel; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Carl Friedrich Keil, Biblical Commentary on the Book of Daniel; Hippolytus of Rome, Commentary on Daniel 4.26.7; Ishodad of Merv, COMMENTARY ON DANIEL 8:11; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, St. Jerome, Commentary on Daniel, CHAPTER EIGHT; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Theodoret of Cyrus, COMMENTARY ON DANIEL 8:11.