Bible Strands
Daniel 8:24
His power will be great, but it will not be his own. He will cause terrible destruction and succeed in whatever he does. He will destroy the mighty men along with the holy people.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The text responds to Daniel’s vision by describing a future insolent king who rises during the latter part of a reign, following a period of rebellion.
The words — כֹּח/וֹ (ko.Ch/o) = power/ his; וְ/הִצְלִ֣יחַ (ve./hitz.Li.ach) = and/ he will succeed.
The thread — This theme of a king’s destructive success and oppression of the holy appears in Daniel 8:12, Daniel 7:25, and Daniel 11:31.
Why it lands — The text states his power is not his own and that he will destroy mighty men and holy people, requiring a reader to recognize that human authority operates under divine permission and will ultimately face a fate not determined by human hands.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.
Cross-references
- Daniel 8:12 And in the rebellion, the host and the daily sacrifice were given over to the horn, and it flung truth to the ground and prospered in whatever it did.
- Daniel 7:25 He will speak out against the Most High and oppress the saints of the Most High, intending to change the appointed times and laws; and the saints will be given into his hand for a time, and times, and half a time.
- Daniel 11:31 His forces will rise up and desecrate the temple fortress. They will abolish the daily sacrifice and set up the abomination of desolation.
- Daniel 12:7 And the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven, and I heard him swear by Him who lives forever, saying, “It will be for a time, and times, and half a time. When the power of the holy people has finally been shattered, all these things will be completed.”
- Revelation 13:3 One of the heads of the beast appeared to have been mortally wounded. But the mortal wound was healed, and the whole world marveled and followed the beast.
- Revelation 17:17 For God has put it into their hearts to carry out His purpose by uniting to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled.
- Daniel 8:10 It grew as high as the host of heaven, and it cast down some of the host and some of the stars to the earth and trampled them.
- Revelation 17:6 I could see that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and witnesses for Jesus. And I was utterly amazed at the sight of her.
- Revelation 17:12 The ten horns you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but will receive one hour of authority as kings along with the beast.
- Revelation 19:2 For His judgments are true and just. He has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality. He has avenged the blood of His servants that was poured out by her hand.”