Daniel 8:13

saint. holy [one]. An angelic attendant. Compare Daniel 4:13.Deuteronomy 33:2.Job 5:1; Job 15:15.Psalms 89:5; Psalms 89:7; Zechariah 14:5.

that certain saint. a certain [unnamed] one, or such an one, as in Ruth 4:1. Or,. proper name Palmoni. the wonderful one, or the wonderful [numberer], as in Judges 13:18; Isaiah 9:6; Psalms 139:6.

How long... ? Referring to the duration of what is said concerning "the daily sacrifice" and the desolation; not the interval before the fulfillment.

concerning, &c. = of "the daily sacrifice" [as taken away].

and. Supply "and [the setting up of] the desolating (or astounding) rebellion.

to give, &c. : or, after He hath given over the sanctuary, &c.

the host. Here it is the "host", the technical term for the ministers of the sanctuary. Compare Numbers 4:23; Numbers 4:30; Numbers 4:35; Numbers 4:39; Numbers 4:43; Numbers 8:24; Numbers 8:25.