Daniel 11:13

Daniel 11:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former, and shall certainly come after certain years with a great army and with much riches.
• New International Version (NIV)For the king of the North will muster another army, larger than the first; and after several years, he will advance with a huge army fully equipped.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For the king of the north shall again raise a multitude, greater than the first. And after some years he shall come on with a great army and abundant supplies.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For the king of the North will return and muster a multitude greater than the former, and shall certainly come at the end of some years with a great army and much equipment.

Context of Daniel 11:13

11The king of the South (Ptolemy IV Philopator of Egypt) will be enraged and go out and fight with the king of the North (Antiochus III the Great); and the Syrian king will raise a great multitude (army), but the multitude shall be given into the hand of the Egyptian king. 12When the multitude (army) is captured and carried away, the heart of the Egyptian king will be proud (arrogant), and he will cause tens of thousands to fall, but he will not prevail. For the king of the North will again raise a multitude (army) greater than the one before, and after several years he will advance with a great army and substantial equipment. 14“In those times many will rise up against the king of the South (Egypt); also the violent men among your own people will arise in order to fulfill the [earlier] visions, but they will fail. 15Then the king of the North (Syria) will come and build up siege ramps and capture a well-fortified city. The forces of the South will not stand their ground, not even the finest troops, for there will be no strength to stand [against the Syrian king].

Daniel 11:13 word by word

וְשָׁב֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ הַצָּפ֔וֹן וְהֶעֱמִ֣יד הָמ֔וֹן רַ֖ב מִן־הָרִאשׁ֑וֹן וּלְקֵ֨ץ הָֽעִתִּ֤ים שָׁנִים֙ יָ֣בוֹא ב֔וֹא בְּחַ֥יִל גָּד֖וֹל וּבִרְכ֥וּשׁ רָֽב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of the northצָפוֹןtsâphôn tsâphôn · northH6828
• shall returnשׁוּבshûb · to return: againH7725
• and shall set forthעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: riseH5975
• a multitudeהָמוֹןhâmôn hâmôn · crowdH1995
• greaterרַבrab · manyH7227
• than the formerרִאשׁוֹןri'shôn ri'shôn · firstH7223
• and shall certainlyבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• afterקֵץqêts · endH7093
• certainעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
• yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• with a greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• armyחַ֫יִלchayil · armyH2428
• richesרְכוּשׁrekûsh rekûsh · propertyH7399

Cross-references for Daniel 11:13

• Daniel 11:6After some years the Syrian king of the North and the Egyptian king of the South will make an alliance; the daughter (Berenice) of the king of the South will come to the king of the North to make an equitable and peaceful agreement (marriage); but she will not retain the power of her position, nor will he retain his power. She will be handed over with her attendants and her father as well as he who supported her in those times.
• Daniel 4:16Let his mind and nature be changed from a man’s And let an animal’s mind and nature be given to him, And let seven periods of time pass over him.
• Daniel 12:7And I heard the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, as he held up his right hand and his left hand toward heaven, and swore by Him who lives forever that it would be for a time, times, and a half a time (three and a half years); and as soon as they finish shattering and crushing the power of the holy people, all these things will be finished.

Commentaries on Daniel 11:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13The king of the north shall return - after certain years - In about fourteen years Antiochus did return, Philopater being dead, and his son Ptolemy Epiphanes being then a minor. He brought a much larger army and more riches; these he had collected in a late eastern expedition.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13For the king of the north shall return - That is, he shall come again into the regions of Coelo-Syria and Palestine, to recover them if possible from the power of the Egyptian king. And shall set forth a multitude greater than the former - Than he had in the former war when he was defeated. The fact was, that Antiochus, in this expedition, brought with him the forces with which he had successfully invaded the East, and the army had been raised for that…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-13Ptolemy IV’s success did not last long. In 198 BC, Antiochus III, the king of the north, returned. Antiochus III had been conquering lands to the north and east. From these lands, he raised a fully equipped army that was much larger than before (compare 3 Maccabees 1:1–5).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. return--renew the war. after certain years--fourteen years after his defeat at Raphia. Antiochus, after successful campaigns against Persia and India, made war with Ptolemy Epiphanes, son of Philopater, a mere child.Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Antiochus
• Forecast
• Obtain
• Push
• Seal
• Alexandria
• Antiochus III
• Daniel, Book of
• Ptolemy
• Riches

Commentaries on Daniel 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings