Charles Ellicott Commentary Daniel 11:31

"And forces shall stand on his part, and they shall profane the sanctuary, even the fortress, and shall take away the continual [burnt-offering], and they shall set up the abomination that maketh desolate." — Daniel 11:31 (ASV)

Arms. —A further statement of the assistance that the king obtains in his attacks on all sacred institutions. The word “arms,” as in Daniel 11:5, means “assistance,” especially military assistance, or some other aid, and this is contrasted in the next verse with the help given by the apostates.

The sanctuary of strength. —In the Hebrew (see Theodotion), there are two nouns in apposition. Apparently, the two words are a name for the Temple, which is so called because it was the spiritual support of God’s people, as well as a very powerful fortress. (See Isaiah 25:4 and following; Psalms 31:2–4; and compare 1 Maccabees 1:44; 2 Maccabees 6:4, which speak of the various deeds of Antiochus on this occasion.) On the daily sacrifice, and on the abomination of desolation, see the Notes on Daniel 8:13.