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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Gill's Exposition
Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince host,.... Either the high priest Onias, whom he disposed of his office, and put Jason a wicked man into it; or Judas Maccabeus, the prince of the Jewish…
Barnes' Notes
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…
Adam Clarke
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…
Here is, I. The date of this vision, Dan 8:1. It was in the third year of the reign of Belshazzar, which proved to be his last year, as many reckon; so that this chapter also should be, in order of…
Cambridge Bible
And even unto the prince of the host it magnified itself] it not only mounted to the stars, but in impious defiance it shewed greatness(Dan 8:8; Dan 8:8), i.e. continued its acts of pride and…
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