Daniel 8:14

Translations

Modern

He said to me, “It will take 2,300 evenings and mornings; then the sanctuary will be properly restored.”

Traditional

And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.

Literal

And he said to me: “Until two thousand and three hundred evenings and mornings—then the sanctuary will be made right.”

Latin

Et dixit ei: Usque ad vesperam et mane, dies duo millia trecenti: et mundabitur sanctuarium.

Original

Hebrew

English

He said to me, “It will take 2,300 evenings and mornings; then the sanctuary will be properly restored.”

Notes

Daniel 8:13–14

How long: God’s people were called to endure this difficult time until it ended.
about the 2,300 evenings and mornings: This could either mean a period of 1,150 days (1,150 evenings and 1,150 mornings, about three and a half years) or 2,300 days (about seven years). These times match important events in history:
- In 171 BC, Antiochus IV removed Onias III from his position as high priest.
- In December 167 BC, he treated the temple with disrespect and offered unclean sacrifices.
- In December 164 BC, the temple and the altar were cleansed and used again for proper worship. This was seven years after Onias lost his position, and just over three years after the temple was made unclean (see 1 Maccabees 1:54; 4:52–53; 2 Maccabees 10:5).
The temple would then be made right for its proper religious use. It would not be rebuilt physically (see 8:11–12; study note on 8:26).

Daniel 8:1–27

This vision builds on the vision in Daniel 7, developing additional symbolism regarding the second and third beasts (Daniel 7:5–6). It describes a small horn that comes from the goat, similar to the "little horn" in Daniel 7:8, 20–25; the "prince" in 9:26–27; and the "despicable person" in 11:21–45.

Theme notes and profiles

Daniel Hellenistic Kingdoms Apocalyptic Literature The Collapse of Culture The Little Horn The Seventy Sets of Seven Visions

Events

Prophecies of Danielc. 606 BC

Related verses

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.”
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.
Revelation 11:2–3
But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Do not measure it, because it has been given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months.
Daniel 12:11
And from the time the daily sacrifice is abolished and the abomination of desolation set up, there will be 1,290 days.
Isaiah 45:25
In the LORD all descendants of Israel will be justified and will exult.
Revelation 12:14
But the woman was given two wings of a great eagle to fly from the presence of the serpent to her place in the wilderness, where she was nourished for a time, and times, and half a time.
Daniel 8:26
The vision of the evenings and the mornings that has been spoken is true. Now you must seal up the vision, for it concerns the distant future.”
Isaiah 1:27
Zion will be redeemed with justice, her repentant ones with righteousness.
Revelation 13:5
The beast was given a mouth to speak arrogant and blasphemous words, and authority to act for 42 months.
Revelation 11:15
Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.”
Genesis 1:5
God called the light “day,” and the darkness He called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.
Galatians 3:8
The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and foretold the gospel to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.”

Glossary

Antiochus IV Apocalyptic Book of Daniel Daniel (Person) Horn Numbers and Numerology Ulai Vision, Visions

Topics

Angel (A Spirit): Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Church: Sanctuary Day: Prophetic Temple: Herod the Great's Temple: Prophecies Concerning Its Destruction, by Daniel Temple: The Second: Prophecies of Its Restoration

Daniel 8:14

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