Daniel 8:10 NTV

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 8:10

And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them. The reading of the LXX . is very different after the first clause, "And it was exalted to the stars of heaven, and it was shattered to the earth by thestars, and by them trampled down." The verb תַּסֵּל ( tappayl ) translated "cast down," has been read as if it had been תֻּפַּל ( tooppal ) . So too the last verb has evidently been read ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Daniel 8:10

And it waxed great - It became very powerful. This was eminently true of Antiochus, after having subdued Egypt, etc.Even to the host of heaven - Margin, against. The Hebrew word (עד ‛ad) means “to” or “unto,” and the natural idea would seem to be that he wished to place himself among the stars, or to exalt himself above all that was earthly. Compare the notes at Isaiah 14:13 : “For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God.” Lengerke... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 8:10-11

Daniel 8:10-11. And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven By the host of heaven, seems to be here meant the Jewish priesthood, so called from their continual attendance on God’s service in the temple, as the angels do in heaven. The word צבא , here rendered host, is applied to the attendants in the sanctuary, Exodus 38:8; Numbers 4:23. And it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground Persons of principal dignity and high offices are often called stars in the... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Daniel 8:1-14

Vision of the ram and the goat (8:1-14)This vision is easier to understand than that of the previous chapter (which was given to Daniel two years earlier; cf. 7:1; 8:1). This is partly because of the interpretation given to Daniel, and partly because of ancient records that show a remarkable correspondence between details of the vision and events as they actually happened.It was now almost 550 BC, and though Babylon was still the dominant power in the region, Persia had now begun to challenge... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Daniel 8:10

even to = as far as. host = stars. Compare Revelation 12:4 . of the host and of the stars . Figure of speech Hendiadys ( App-6 ), for emphasis = the starry host. stamped upon them = trampled them under foot. Compare Daniel 8:13 ; Daniel 7:21 , Daniel 7:25 . them: i.e. the people symbolized by them. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Daniel 8:9-12

Daniel 8:9-12. Out of one of them came forth a little horn, &c.— There are two ways of expounding this prophesy of the little horn; either by understanding it with the generality of interpreters, both Jewish and Christian, ancient and modern, of Antiochus Epiphanes, and considering Antiochus as a type of antichrist; or by leaving him wholly out of the question, and seeking another application. Now a horn, in the style of Daniel, does not signify any particular king, but is an emblem of a... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Daniel 8:10

10. great, even to . . . host of heaven—explained in Daniel 8:24, "the mighty and holy people," that is, the Jews (Daniel 8:24- :) and their priests (compare Daniel 8:24- :). The Levites' service is called "a warfare" (Numbers 8:24; Numbers 8:25, Margin). Great civil and religious powers are symbolized by "stars" (Matthew 24:29). See 1 Maccabees 1:25, c. 1 Maccabees 2:35, c. 1 Maccabees 5:2, 12, 13. TREGELLES refers "stars" to those Jews whose portion from God is heavenly glory (Daniel 12:3),... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Daniel 8:9-14

4. The little horn on the goat 8:9-14 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Daniel 8:10

This little horn grew up to the host of heaven, caused some of the host and some of the stars to fall to the earth, and trampled on them. The stars probably refer to the children of Israel whom God predicted would be as numerous as the stars of heaven (Genesis 15:5; Genesis 22:17; Genesis 37:9-10; cf. Daniel 12:3; Matthew 13:43; Enoch 46:7). [Note: Walvoord, Daniel . . ., p. 185; Driver, p. 116.] They constitute His armies (cf. Exodus 7:4; Exodus 12:17; Exodus 12:51; Numbers 33:1)."If the world... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 8:1-27

The Vision of the Ram and the He-GoatIn the third year of Belshazzar Daniel has a vision in which he seems to stand by the river Ulai, near Susa (Daniel 8:1-2). He sees a two-homed ram which behaves aggressively for a time (Daniel 8:3-4), but is attacked and overthrown by a he-goat which comes rapidly from the w, (Daniel 8:5-7). The he-goat has a notable horn (Daniel 8:5), which is presently broken, and instead of which four others come up (Daniel 8:8). From one of these there springs a little... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 8:10

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Daniel 8:10

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 8:10-11

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Daniel 8:1-14

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Daniel 8:10

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Daniel 8:9-12

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Daniel 8:10

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Daniel 8:9-14

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Daniel 8:10

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 8:1-27

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