American Standard Version
Daniel 11:13
13And the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former; and he shall come on at the end of the times, even of years, with a great army and with much substance.
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
11And the king of the south shall be moved with anger, and shall come forth and fight with him, even with the king of the north; and he shall set forth a great multitude, and the multitude shall be given into his hand. 12And the multitude shall be lifted up, and his heart shall be exalted; and he shall cast down tens of thousands, but he shall not prevail. And the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former; and he shall come on at the end of the times, even of years, with a great army and with much substance. 14And in those times there shall many stand up against the king of the south: also the children of the violent among thy people shall lift themselves up to establish the vision; but they shall fall. 15So the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mound, and take a well-fortified city: and the forces of the south shall not stand, neither his chosen people, neither shall there be any strength to stand.
Read all of Daniel 11Daniel 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
- kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- northצָפוֹןtsâphôn tsâphôn · northH6828
- returnשׁוּבshûb · to return: againH7725
- setעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
- multitudeהָמוֹןhâmôn hâmôn · crowdH1995
- greaterגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
- formerרִאשׁוֹןri'shôn ri'shôn · firstH7223
- comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- endקֵץqêts · endH7093
- timesעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
- yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
- armyחַ֫יִלchayil · armyH2428
- muchרַבrab · manyH7227
Cross-references for Daniel 11:13
- Daniel 11:6And at the end of years they shall join themselves together; and the daughter of the king of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain the strength of her arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm; but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in those times.
- Daniel 4:16let his heart be changed from man’s, and let a beast’s heart be given unto him; and let seven times pass over him.
- Daniel 12:7And I heard the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and a half; and when they have made an end of breaking in pieces the power of the holy people, all these things shall 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
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
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