Daniel 11:18

Daniel 11:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)After this shall he turn his face unto the isles, and shall take many: but a prince for his own behalf shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease; without his own reproach he shall cause it to turn upon him.
• New International Version (NIV)Then he will turn his attention to the coastlands and will take many of them, but a commander will put an end to his insolence and will turn his insolence back on him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Afterward he shall turn his face to the coastlands and shall capture many of them, but a commander shall put an end to his insolence. Indeed, he shall turn his insolence back upon him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)After this he shall turn his face to the coastlands, and shall take many. But a ruler shall bring the reproach against them to an end; and with the reproach removed, he shall turn back on him.

Context of Daniel 11:18

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. 17He 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. After 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. 20“Then in his place one (his eldest son, Seleucus IV Philopator) will arise who will send an oppressor through the Jewel of his kingdom; yet within a few days he will be shattered, though not in anger nor in battle.

Daniel 11:18 word by word

וְיָשֵׂ֧ם פָּנָ֛יו לְאִיִּ֖ים וְלָכַ֣ד רַבִּ֑ים וְהִשְׁבִּ֨ית קָצִ֤ין חֶרְפָּתוֹ֙ ל֔וֹ בִּלְתִּ֥י חֶרְפָּת֖וֹ יָשִׁ֥יב לֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• After this shall he turnשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• After this shall he turnשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: putH7760
• his faceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• unto the islesאִי'îy · coastlandH339
• and shall takeלָכַדlâkad · to captureH3920
• manyרַבrab · manyH7227
• but a princeקָצִיןqâtsîyn · chiefH7101
• for his own behalf shall cause the reproachחֶרְפָּהcherpâh · reproachH2781
• offered by him to ceaseשָׁבַתshâbath · to ceaseH7673
• withoutבִּלְתִּיbiltîy · lestH1115
• to turnשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725

Cross-references for Daniel 11:18

• Genesis 10:4the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
• Jeremiah 2:10“For cross over to the coasts of Kittim (Cyprus) [to the west] and see, Send also to Kedar (Arabia) [to the east] and carefully observe and consider And see whether there has been such [a thing] as this!
• Jeremiah 31:10Hear the word of the Lord, O you nations, And declare it in the isles and coastlands far away, And say, “He who scattered Israel will gather him And will keep him as a shepherd keeps his flock.”
• Ezekiel 27:6Of the oaks of Bashan they have made your oars; They have made your deck of boxwood from the coastlands of Cyprus, inlaid with ivory.
• Zephaniah 2:11The Lord will be terrifying and awesome to them, for He will starve all the gods of the earth; and all the coastlands of the nations will bow down and worship Him, everyone from his own place.
• Judges 1:7Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off used to gather up scraps of food under my table; as I have done [to others], so God has repaid me.” So they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.
• Hosea 12:14Ephraim has provoked most bitter anger; So his Lord will leave his bloodguilt on him [invoking punishment] And bring back to him his shame and dishonor.
• Matthew 7:2For just as you [hypocritically] judge others [when you are sinful and unrepentant], so will you be judged; and in accordance with your standard of measure [used to pass out judgment], judgment will be measured to you.

Commentaries on Daniel 11:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18Shall he turn his face unto the isles - Antiochus had fitted out a great fleet of one hundred large ships and two hundred smaller, and with this fleet subdued most of the maritime places on the coast of the Mediterranean, and took many of the isles, Rhodes, Samos, Euboea, Colophon, and others. But a prince for his own behalf - Or, a captain. The consul Acilius Glabrio caused the reproach to cease; beat and routed his army at the straits of Thermopylae…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18After this shall he turn his face unto the isles - The islands of the Mediterranean, particularly those in the neighborhood of and constituting a part of Greece. This he did in his wars with the Romans, for the Roman power then comprehended that part of the world, and it was the design of Antiochus, as already remarked, to extend the limits of his empire as far as it was at the time of Seleucus Nicator. This occurred after the defeat of Scopas, for…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18Antiochus III expanded his territory to include the coastlands of Anatolia, Macedonia, and Greece. However, the Romans defeated him in 191 and 190 BC. The prince was the well-known Roman general Scipio. He stopped the expansion of Antiochus III and forced him to give up the lands he had taken in the west and return in shame.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. isles--He "took many" of the isles in the Ægean in his war with the Romans, and crossed the Hellespont. prince for his own behalf shall cause the reproach ... to cease--Lucius Scipio Asiaticus, the Roman general, by routing Antiochus at Magnesia (190 B.C.), caused the reproach which he offered Rome by inflicting injuries on Rome's allies, to cease. He did it for his own glory. without his own reproach--with untarnished reputation.Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Antiochus
• Captain
• Forecast
• Island
• Obtain
• Push
• Seal
• Alexandria
• Antiochus III
• Coast

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