Daniel 11:20

Daniel 11:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then shall stand up in his estate a raiser of taxes in the glory of the kingdom: but within few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle.
• New International Version (NIV)“His successor will send out a tax collector to maintain the royal splendor. In a few years, however, he will be destroyed, yet not in anger or in battle.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Then shall arise in his place one who shall send an exactor of tribute for the glory of the kingdom. But within a few days he shall be broken, neither in anger nor in battle.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“There shall arise in his place one who imposes taxes on the glorious kingdom; but within a few days he shall be destroyed, but not in anger or in battle.

Context of Daniel 11:20

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. “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. 21And in his place [in Syria] will arise a despicable and despised person, to whom royal majesty and the honor of kingship have not been conferred, but he will come [without warning] in a time of tranquility and seize the kingdom by intrigue. 22The overwhelming forces [of the invading armies of Egypt] will be flooded away before him and smashed; and also the prince of the covenant [will be smashed].

Daniel 11:20 word by word

וְעָמַ֧ד עַל־כַּנּ֛וֹ מַעֲבִ֥יר נוֹגֵ֖שׂ הֶ֣דֶר מַלְכ֑וּת וּבְיָמִ֤ים אֲחָדִים֙ יִשָּׁבֵ֔ר וְלֹ֥א בְאַפַּ֖יִם וְלֹ֥א בְמִלְחָמָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then shall stand upעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: riseH5975
• in his estateכֵּןkên · standH3653
• a raiserעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• of taxesנָגַשׂnâgaώ · to oppressH5065
• the gloryהֶ֫דֶרheder · gloryH1925
• of the kingdomמַלְכוּתmalkûth malkûth malkûyâh · royaltyH4438
• but within fewאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• he shall be destroyedשָׁבַרshâbar · to breakH7665
• neither in angerאַף'aph · face: angerH639
• nor in battleמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421

Cross-references for Daniel 11:20

• Deuteronomy 15:2This is the regulation for the release: every creditor shall forgive what he has loaned to his neighbor; he shall not require repayment from his neighbor and his brother, because the Lord’s release has been proclaimed.
• 2 Kings 23:35Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh, but he taxed the land to give the money as Pharaoh commanded. He collected the silver and gold from the people of the land, from everyone according to his assessment, to give it to Pharaoh Neco.
• Proverbs 30:33Surely the churning of milk produces butter, And wringing the nose produces blood; So the churning of anger produces strife.

Commentaries on Daniel 11:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20Then shall stand up in his estate a raiser of taxes - Seleucus Philopater succeeded his father Antiochus. He sent his treasurer Heliodorus to seize the money deposited in the temple of Jerusalem, which is here called the glory of the kingdom, see 2 Maccabees 9:23. He was so cramped to pay the annual tax to the Romans, that he was obliged to burden his subjects with continual taxes. He shall be destroyed, neither in anger - fighting against an enemy, nor…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20Then shall stand up in his estate - Margin, “or, place.” The word used - כן kên - means, properly, “a stand, station, place” (see the notes at Daniel 11:7), and the idea here is simply that he would be succeeded in the kingdom by such an one. His successor would have the character and destiny which the prophecy proceeds to specify. A raiser of taxes - One who shall be mainly characterized for this; that is, whose government would be distinguished…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20Antiochus III’s successor was his son Seleucus IV Philopater, who ruled from 187 to 175 BC. He was known for sending Heliodorus, a tax collector, to collect large sums of money. This money was needed to maintain royal splendor and pay the heavy tribute imposed by Rome. Heliodorus tried to steal from the temple in Jerusalem but was stopped by divine intervention (see 2 Maccabees 3:1–40). Heliodorus murdered Seleucus after a short seven-year reign.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. in his estate--in Antiochus' stead: his successor, Seleucus Philopater, his son. in the glory of the kingdom--that is, inheriting it by hereditary right. Maurer translates, "one who shall cause the tax gatherer (Heliodorus) to pass through the glory of the kingdom," that is, Judea, "the glorious land" (Da 11:16, 41; Da 8:9). Simon, a Benjamite, in spite against Onias III, the high priest, gave information of the treasures in the Jewish temple; and…Read the comment

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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