to. against.
the Prince of the host. God Himself, the Creator and Ruler of the starry host, verses Daniel 10:11 are "difficult" only if Antiochus Epiphanes is assumed to fulfil them. There is no difficulty arising from "the state of the text".
Prince. Ruler. Hebrew. sar. See note on Daniel 10:13.
by him... was taken: or, it took away from Him: i.e. God.
daily sacrifice. the continual [burnt offering]: i.e. the morning and evening sacrifice (Numbers 28:3; 1 Chronicles 16:40; 2 Chronicles 29:7). This belongs to the time of the end, and was not fulfilled by Antiochus. His career was. foreshadowing of it, to show that the fulfillment will yet be exhausted by him who is "the little horn". See App-90. and note all the references there given (Daniel 8:11; Daniel 8:12; Daniel 8:13; Daniel 9:27; Daniel 11:31; Daniel 12:11). Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 29:38; Numbers 28:3). App-92.