Daniel 9:26 KJV,ASV

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Daniel 9:1-27

THE SEVENTY WEEKS Thus far in Daniel we have been dealing with the prophetic history of the times of the Gentiles, but now we return to that of his own people, the Jews. Note the time and circumstances, Daniel 9:1-2 . The prophet is studying such books of the Old Testament as he possessed, especially Jeremiah, and knows the seventy years captivity nears its end, therefore he is moved to offer one of the most notable prayers in the Bible. This prayer is divisible into confession, Daniel... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Daniel 9:24-27

We have within the compass of these few verses one of the most illustrious prophecies of scripture: and blessed be our God, he who gave the prophecy, hath given to his Church to see the fulfillment of it. The prophecy itself is introduced by the man Gabriel with great solemnity, and equal affection. Daniel had simply prayed for the restoration of his people from the Babylonish captivity. But the Lord not only answers this to the full, and tells him that that captivity is now over; but the Lord... read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Daniel 9:26

Weeks, or four hundred and thirty-eight years, which elapsed from the twentieth of Artaxerxes to the death of Christ, according to the most exact chronologists. (Calmet) --- Slain. Protestant: "cut off, but not for himself, and the people of the prince that," &c. (Haydock) --- St. Jerome and some manuscripts read, Christus, et non erit ejus. The sense is thus suspended. The Jews lose their prerogative of being God's people. (Calmet) --- Christ will not receive them again. (St. Jerome) --... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 9:20-27

20-27 An answer was immediately sent to Daniel's prayer, and it is a very memorable one. We cannot now expect that God should send answers to our prayers by angels, but if we pray with fervency for that which God has promised, we may by faith take the promise as an immediate answer to the prayer; for He is faithful that has promised. Daniel had a far greater and more glorious redemption discovered to him, which God would work out for his church in the latter days. Those who would be acquainted... read more

Frank Binford Hole

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - Daniel 9:1-99

Daniel 9 WHAT IS RECORDED in chapter 9 took place shortly after Darius had overthrown Babylon and taken the kingdom - that is, soon after the experience Daniel had, as narrated in Daniel 5.0 . By this time he was of course an old man, and near the end of his life of service, for he had been amongst the first batch of captives, deported by Nebuchadnezzar. Jeremiah, an older man, had been left in Jerusalem, prophesying there until its destruction years later. The fall of Babylon was a tremendous... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Daniel 9:20-27

Gabriel Comforts Daniel by the Prophecy of the Seventy Weeks v. 20. And whiles I was speaking and praying and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel and presenting my supplication before the Lord, my God, piling up his petitions in seeking the mercy of God, for the holy mountain of my God, in the interest of, the Lord's Sanctuary and the true worship; v. 21. yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, making the concluding remarks of his prayer, even the man Gabriel, one of the... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Daniel 9:1-27

3. The vision of the seventy weeks of yearsDaniel 9:1-271In the first year of [to] Darius, the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes 2[Media], which [who] was made king over the realm of the Chaldæans; in the first year of [to] his reign, I Daniel understood by [the] books the number of the years, whereof [which] the word of the Lord [Jehovah] came [was] to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish [for fulfilling] seventy years in [for] the desolations of Jerusalem. 3And I set [gave]... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Daniel 9:16-27

Renewed Favor in God’s Own Time Daniel 9:16-27 Daniel 9:17-19 have in them a tone of anguish which reminds us of our Lord’s words as to the violence which takes the kingdom of heaven by force. God loves to see us in dead earnest. It is not long but strong prayers that prevail with Him. He sometimes seems to deny us, that He may draw us out in supplication. Notice the response to such prayer. Before it was spoken, it was granted, Daniel 9:23 . Before Daniel called, he was answered, and while... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Daniel 9:1-27

In the first year of the reign of Darius, Daniel, who was evidently not only a man of prayer, but a diligent student of the prophetic writings, became conscious that the seventy years of judgment on Jerusalem foretold by Jeremiah were drawing to a close. He therefore set himself to seek the Lord by personal prayer and penitence on behalf of his people, making confession of their sin, and pleading their cause. He besought the Lord that the reproaches which had fallen on Jerusalem be put away,... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 9:26

“And after the sixty two sevens the anointed one will be cut off, and will have nothing, and the people of the coming prince will destroy the city and the sanctuary. And their end will be with a flood. And even to the end there will be war. Desolations are determined.” Now if we read this verse without preconceived notions, and without a theory to be supported, the natural interpretation of this verse is that the anointed prince, who was to come after the sixty nine ‘sevens’ have passed, will... read more