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Daniel 11:31

Daniel 11:31
And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And arms shall stand on his part,.... Powerful armies sent by him into Judea; garrisons of soldiers placed in Jerusalem; mighty generals and commanders who fought for him, as Lysias, Philip the…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

And arms shall stand on his part - Up to this verse there is a general agreement among commentators, that the reference is to Antiochus Epiphanes. From this verse, however, to the end of the chapter,…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

And arms shall stand on his part - After Antiochus, arms, that is, the Romans, shall stand up: for arms in this prophecy every where denote military potter, and standing up, the power in activity and…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Daniel 11:21-45

All this is a prophecy of the reign of Antiochus Epiphanes, the little horn spoken of before (Dan 8:9) a sworn enemy to the Jewish religion, and a bitter persecutor of those that adhered to it. What…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

And armsi.e. forces (Dan 11:11; Dan 11:11) (coming) from him shall stand up] or (following the interpunction expressed by the Heb. accents), shall stand up at his instance (Isa 30:1, Heb.); -stand…