Daniel 11:31 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bible Comments

Daniel 11:31. arms shall stand: an armed force will attack at his instance. profane the sanctuary: refers to Antiochus-' attack upon the Temple (see 1Ma_1:29 ff.). the abomination that maketh desolate: i.e. the heathen altar which Antiochus built over the altar of burnt offering (see 1Ma_1:54). This expression is quoted in the NT (Matthew 24:15; Mark 13:14).

Daniel 11:31

31 And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate.