Daniel 8:10

Daniel 8:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)It grew until it reached the host of the heavens, and it threw some of the starry host down to the earth and trampled on them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)It grew great, even to the host of heaven. And some of the host and some of the stars it threw down to the ground and trampled on them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And it grew up to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and some of the stars to the ground, and trampled them.

Context of Daniel 8:10

8Then the male goat acted even more arrogantly, but when he became powerful, the large horn was broken. Four conspicuous horns came up in its place, pointing toward the four winds of heaven. 9From one of them a little horn emerged and grew extensively toward the south and the east and toward the beautiful land. It grew as high as the heavenly army, made some of the army and some of the stars fall to the earth, and trampled them. 11It acted arrogantly even against the Prince of the heavenly army; it revoked his regular sacrifice and overthrew the place of his sanctuary. 12In the rebellion, the army was given up, together with the regular sacrifice. The horn threw truth to the ground and was successful in what it did.

Daniel 8:10 word by word

וַתִּגְדַּ֖ל עַד־צְבָ֣א הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם וַתַּפֵּ֥ל אַ֛רְצָה מִן־הַצָּבָ֥א וּמִן־הַכּוֹכָבִ֖ים וַֽתִּרְמְסֵֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it waxed greatגָּדַלgâdal · to magnifyH1431
• to the hostצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · armyH6635
• of heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• and it cast downנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
• and of the starsכּוֹכָבkôkâb · starH3556
• to the groundאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776
• and stampedרָמַסrâmas · to trampleH7429

Cross-references for Daniel 8:10

• Daniel 8:24His power will be great, but it will not be his own. He will cause outrageous destruction and succeed in whatever he does. He will destroy the powerful along with the holy people.
• Daniel 11:28The king of the North will return to his land with great wealth, but his heart will be set against the holy covenant; he will take action, then return to his own land.
• Isaiah 14:13You said to yourself, “I will ascend to the heavens; I will set up my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of the gods’ assembly, in the remotest parts of the North.
• Revelation 12:4Its tail swept away a third of the stars in heaven and hurled them to the earth. And the dragon stood in front of the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she did give birth it might devour her child.
• Daniel 8:7I saw him approaching the ram, and infuriated with him, he struck the ram, breaking his two horns, and the ram was not strong enough to stand against him. The goat threw him to the ground and trampled him, and there was no one to rescue the ram from his power.
• Daniel 7:7“After this, while I was watching in the night visions, suddenly a fourth beast appeared, frightening and dreadful, and incredibly strong, with large iron teeth. It devoured and crushed, and it trampled with its feet whatever was left. It was different from all the beasts before it, and it had ten horns.

Commentaries on Daniel 8:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10The host of heaven - The Jewish hierarchy. The stars, the priests and Levites. The powers or host of heaven are probably intended by our Lord, Matthew 24:29, to signify the whole Jewish hierarchy.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10And 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…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10The heavenly army might mean either: actual divine beings, because the "small horn" tried to destroy Israel's religion, which God protected with His watchful eye and armies; and/or the human defenders of Israel who fought for God's holy people and the temple. These events affected both the physical and spiritual realms.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. great, even to ... host of heaven--explained in Da 8:24, "the mighty and holy people," that is, the Jews (Da 7:21) and their priests (compare Is 24:21). The Levites' service is called "a warfare" (Nu 8:24, 25, Margin). Great civil and religious powers are symbolized by "stars" (Mt 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 (Da 12:3)…Read the comment

Topics related to Daniel 8:10

• Infidelity
• Stars

In the dictionaries

• Host of heaven
• Close
• Magnify
• Mouth
• Notable
• Prince
• Prophecy
• Shushan
• Antichrist
• Apocalyptic Literature

Commentaries on Daniel 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings