Daniel 11:17

Daniel 11:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He shall also set his face to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom, and upright ones with him; thus shall he do: and he shall give him the daughter of women, corrupting her: but she shall not stand on his side, neither be for him.
• New International Version (NIV)He will determine to come with the might of his entire kingdom and will make an alliance with the king of the South. And he will give him a daughter in marriage in order to overthrow the kingdom, but his plans will not succeed or help him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He shall set his face to come with the strength of his whole kingdom, and he shall bring terms of an agreement and perform them. He shall give him the daughter of women to destroy the kingdom, but it shall not stand or be to his advantage.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“He shall also set his face to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom, and upright ones with him; thus shall he do. And he shall give him the daughter of women to destroy it; but she shall not stand with him, or be for him.

Context of Daniel 11:17

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]. 16But he (Syria) who comes against him (Egypt) will do exactly as he pleases, and no one will be able to stand against him; he (Antiochus III the Great) will also stay for a time in the Beautiful and Glorious Land [of Israel], with destruction in his hand. He will be determined to come with the power of his entire kingdom, and propose equitable conditions and terms of peace, which he will put into effect [by making an agreement with the king of the South]. He will also give him his daughter (Cleopatra I), in an attempt to overthrow the kingdom, but it will not succeed or be to his advantage. 18After this, he (Antiochus III the Great, King of Syria) will turn his attention to the islands and coastlands and capture many [of them]. But a commander (Lucius Scipio Asiaticus of Rome) will put an end to his aggression [toward Rome’s territorial interests]; in fact, he will repay his insolence and turn his audacity back upon him. 19Then he will turn back toward the fortresses of his own land [of Syria], but he will stumble and fall and not be found.

Daniel 11:17 word by word

וְיָשֵׂ֣ם׀ פָּ֠נָיו לָב֞וֹא בְּתֹ֧קֶף כָּל־מַלְכוּת֛וֹ וִישָׁרִ֥ים עִמּ֖וֹ וְעָשָׂ֑ה וּבַ֤ת הַנָּשִׁים֙ יִתֶּן־ל֣וֹ לְהַשְׁחִיתָ֔הּ וְלֹ֥א תַעֲמֹ֖ד וְלֹא־ל֥וֹ תִהְיֶֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He shall also setשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
• his faceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• to enterבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• with the strengthתֹּ֫קֶףtôqeph · powerH8633
• of his whole kingdomמַלְכוּתmalkûth malkûth malkûyâh · royaltyH4438
• and upright onesיָשָׁרyâshâr · uprightH3477
• with him; thus shall he doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• and he shall giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: give(marriage)H5414
• him the daughterבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• of womenאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
• corruptingשָׁחַתshâchath · to ruinH7843
• her: but she shall not standעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975

Cross-references for Daniel 11:17

• Daniel 11:19Then he will turn back toward the fortresses of his own land [of Syria], but he will stumble and fall and not be found.
• 2 Kings 12:17Then Hazael king of Aram (Syria) went up, fought against Gath [in Philistia], and captured it. And Hazael resolved to go up to Jerusalem.
• 2 Chronicles 20:3Then Jehoshaphat was afraid and set himself [determinedly, as his vital need] to seek the Lord; and he proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.
• Proverbs 19:21Many plans are in a man’s mind, But it is the Lord’s purpose for him that will stand (be carried out).
• Ezekiel 4:3Further, take an iron plate and place it as an iron wall between you and the city, and set your face toward it so that it is under siege, and besiege it. This is a sign to the house of Israel.
• Ezekiel 25:2“Son of man, set your face toward the Ammonites and prophesy against them.
• Luke 9:51Now when the time was approaching for Him to be taken up [to heaven], He was determined to go to Jerusalem [to fulfill His purpose].
• Daniel 9:26Then after the sixty-two weeks [of years] the Anointed One will be cut off [and denied His Messianic kingdom] and have nothing [and no one to defend Him], and the people of the [other] prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. Its end will come with a flood; even to the end there will be war; desolations are determined.
• Psalms 56:9Then my enemies will turn back in the day when I call; This I know, that God is for me.
• Ezekiel 17:17Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company will not help him in the war, when they (the Babylonians) put up ramps and build siege walls to destroy many lives.
• Matthew 12:30He who is not with Me [once and for all on My side] is against Me; and he who does not [unequivocally] gather with Me scatters.
• Luke 11:23He who is not with Me [believing in Me as Lord and Savior] is against Me [there is no impartial position]; and he who does not gather with Me [assisting in My ministry], scatters.
• Romans 8:31What then shall we say to all these things? If God is for us, who can be [successful] against us?

Commentaries on Daniel 11:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17He shall also set his face to enter - Antiochus purposed to have marched his army into Egypt; but he thought it best to proceed by fraudulence, and therefore proposed a treaty of marriage between him and his daughter Cleopatra, called here the daughter of women, because of her great beauty and accomplishments. And this he appeared to do, having "upright ones with him." Or, as the Septuagint have it ' , "and he will make all things straight with him;" that…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17He shall also set his face - Antiochus. That is, he shall resolve or determine. To set one‘s face in any direction is to determine to go there. The meaning here is, that Antiochus, flushed with success, and resolved to push his conquests to the utmost, would make use of all the forces at his disposal to overcome the Egyptians, and to bring them into subjection to his sway. He had driven Scopas from Coelo-Syria, and from Sidon; had subjected the land of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17Antiochus III allied with Ptolemy V by giving his daughter, Cleopatra I, to him in marriage. Antiochus wanted to take over Egypt from within. However, his plan failed when Cleopatra became loyal to Egypt. Egypt then allied with Rome.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. set his face--purpose steadfastly. Antiochus purpose was, however, turned from open assault to wile, by his war with the Romans in his endeavor to extend his kingdom to the limits it had under Seleucus Nicator. upright one--Jasher, or Jeshurun (De 32:15; Is 44:2); the epithet applied by the Hebrews to their nation. It is here used not in praise; for in Da 11:14 (see on Da 11:14) they are called "robbers," or "men of violence, factious": it is the…Read the comment

In the dictionaries

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

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