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

8“The male goat became exceedingly great, but as soon as he became mighty, the large horn was broken, and in its place four prominent horns grew up toward the four winds of heaven. 9“Out of one of them came forth a small horn, which grew extremely large to the south and the east, and toward the beautiful land. It grew as high as the host of heaven and hurled some of the host and the stars down to the earth and trampled them. 11It set itself up to be as great as the Prince of the host. It took away from him the daily offering and the place of his sanctuary was thrown down. 12The host was given over along with the daily sacrifice, in the course of its rebellion. It will hurl truth to the ground and prosper in what it does.

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 mighty, but it will not be by his strength alone. He will cause extraordinary devastation, and succeed in whatever he does. He will destroy both the powerful and the holy people.
• Daniel 11:28The king of the north will return to his own land with great wealth, but his heart will be set against the holy covenant. He will take action and then return to his own land.
• Isaiah 14:13You said in your heart: “I will ascend to heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God. I will sit upon the mount of meeting, in the uttermost parts of the north.
• Revelation 12:4His tail sweeps away a third of the stars of heaven—it hurled them to the earth. Now the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that whenever she gave birth he might devour her child.
• Daniel 8:7I saw him attacking the ram furiously, striking the ram and shattering his two horns. Now the ram was not strong enough to stand against him, so he knocked the ram to the ground and trampled him. No one could rescue the ram from his power.
• Daniel 7:7“After this in my vision at night, I looked and behold there was a fourth beast—terrifying, frightening, tremendously strong, with large iron teeth. It devoured and crushed—and anything that was left it trampled with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that came before it; 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