to the host] Or, against the host. Antiochus raged against the Church of God, which is a heaven where God dwelleth in grace, and where the faithfull do hold the place of Angels, Isaiah 14:13. Daniel 8:24. &Daniel 11:32. cast down] That is, slew some of the elect, which are called the host of heaven and starres, because they are separated from the world, and whose names are written in heaven, Luke 10.