12:3 But the wise will shine
like the brightness of the heavenly expanse.
And those bringing many to righteousness
will be like the stars forever and ever.
1 sn The expression holy ones is either a reference to angels or to human beings devoted to God.
2 sn The prince of the army may refer to God (cf. “whose sanctuary” later in the verse) or to the angel Michael (cf. 12:1).
3 tn Or perhaps “and by him,” referring to Antiochus rather than to God.
4 sn Here the sanctuary is a reference to the temple of God in Jerusalem.