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 will come, build up a siege ramp, and capture a fortified city. The forces of the South will not stand; even their best troops will not be able to resist. 16The invader will do as he pleases, and no one will stand against him. He will establish himself in the Beautiful Land, with destruction in his hand. He will resolve to come with the strength of his whole kingdom, and will reach an agreement with the king of the South. He will give him a daughter in marriage in order to overthrow the kingdom, but his plan will not succeed or help him. 18Then he will turn his face to the coastlands and capture many of them. But a commander will put an end to his reproach and will turn it back upon him. 19After this, he will turn back toward the fortresses of his own land, but he will stumble and fall and be no more.

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

• He will resolveשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
• He will resolveפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• to comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• with the strengthתֹּ֫קֶףtôqeph · powerH8633
• of his wholeכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• kingdomמַלְכוּתmalkûth malkûth malkûyâh · royaltyH4438
• and will reach an agreementיָשָׁרyâshâr · uprightH3477
• and will reach an agreementעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• withעִם‛im · withH5973
• He will give him a daughterבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• in marriageאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
• in marriageנָתַןnâthan · to give: give(marriage)H5414
• in order to overthrowשָׁחַתshâchath · to ruinH7843
• but his plan will notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• succeedעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• ·הָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961

Cross-references for Daniel 11:17

• Daniel 11:19After this, he will turn back toward the fortresses of his own land, but he will stumble and fall and be no more.
• 2 Kings 12:17At that time Hazael king of Aram marched up and fought against Gath and captured it. Then he decided to attack Jerusalem.
• 2 Chronicles 20:3Jehoshaphat was alarmed and set his face to seek the LORD. And he proclaimed a fast throughout Judah.
• Proverbs 19:21Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail.
• Ezekiel 4:3Then take an iron plate and set it up as an iron wall between yourself and the city. Turn your face toward it so that it is under siege, and besiege it. This will be a sign to the house of Israel.
• Ezekiel 25:2“Son of man, set your face against the Ammonites and prophesy against them.
• Luke 9:51As the day of His ascension approached, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.
• Daniel 9:26Then after the sixty-two weeks the Messiah will be cut off and will have nothing. Then the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood, and until the end there will be war; desolations have been decreed.
• Psalms 56:9Then my enemies will retreat on the day I cry for help. By this I will know that God is on my side.
• Ezekiel 17:17Pharaoh with his mighty army and vast horde will not help him in battle, when ramps are built and siege walls constructed to destroy many lives.
• Matthew 12:30He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.
• Luke 11:23He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.
• Romans 8:31What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be 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