⁹ A little horn came from one of these, and its power reached to the south, the east, and even to the holy land.^{[a] 10 (A)} It became so strong that it attacked the stars in the sky, which were heaven's army.^[b] Then it threw some of them down to the earth and trampled on them. ^11-12 It humiliated heaven's army and dishonored its leader^[c] by keeping him from offering the daily sacrifices. In fact, it was so terrible that it even disgraced the temple and wiped out true worship. It also did everything else it wanted to do.