Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down.
Yea, he magnified himself ... to the prince of the host - i:e., God Himself, the Lord of sabaoth, the hosts in heaven and earth, stars, angels, and earthly ministers. So Daniel 8:25, "he shall ... stand up against the Prince of princes;" "against the God of gods" (Daniel 11:36: cf. Daniel 7:8). He not only opposes God's ancient people, but also God Himself.
The daily sacrifice - one lamb was offered in the morning and another in the evening (Exodus 29:38-39).
Was taken away - by Antiochus (1Ma 1:20 ; 1Ma 1:47 ; 1Ma 1:54 ; 1Ma 1:59 , 'The King forbad burnt offerings and sacrifice and drink offerings in the temple, and (ordered) that they should sacrifice swine's flesh ... Now in the fifteenth day of the month Casleu, they set up the abomination of desolation upon the altar,' and 'they did sacrifice upon the idol-altar, which was upon the altar of God').
And the place of his sanctuary was cast down. Though robbed of its treasures, it was not strictly "cast down" by Antiochus; so that a fuller accomplishment is future. Antiochus took away the daily sacrifice for a few years; the Romans, for many ages, and "cast down" the temple; and Antichrist, in connection with Rome, the fourth kingdom, shall do so again, after the Jews in their own land, still unbelieving, shall have rebuilt the temple and restored the Mosaic ritual: God giving them up to him "by reason of transgression" (Daniel 8:12) - i:e., God not owning the worship so rendered to Him (Tregelles); and then the opposition of the horn to the "truth" is especially mentioned.