Daniel 11:23

Daniel 11:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people.
• New International Version (NIV)After coming to an agreement with him, he will act deceitfully, and with only a few people he will rise to power.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And from the time that an alliance is made with him he shall act deceitfully, and he shall become strong with a small people.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And after the league is made with him he shall act deceitfully, for he shall come up and become strong with a small number of people.

Context of Daniel 11:23

21In his place a despicable person will arise; royal honors will not be given to him, but he will come in a time of peace and seize the kingdom by intrigue. 22Then a flood of forces will be swept away before him and destroyed, along with a prince of the covenant. After an alliance is made with him, he will act deceitfully; for he will rise to power with only a few people. 24In a time of peace, he will invade the richest provinces and do what his fathers and forefathers never did. He will lavish plunder, loot, and wealth on his followers, and he will plot against the strongholds—but only for a time. 25And with a large army he will stir up his power and his courage against the king of the South, who will mobilize a very large and powerful army but will not withstand the plots devised against him.

Daniel 11:23 word by word

וּמִן־הִֽתְחַבְּר֥וּת אֵלָ֖יו יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה מִרְמָ֑ה וְעָלָ֥ה וְעָצַ֖ם בִּמְעַט־גּֽוֹי׃Read the interlinear

• Afterמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• an alliance is madeחָבַרchâbar · to uniteH2266
• with himאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• he will actעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• deceitfullyמִרְמָהmirmâh · deceitH4820
• for he will riseעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• to powerעָצֹם‛âtsam · be vastH6105
• with only a fewמְעַטme‛aţ me‛âţ · littleH4592
• peopleגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471

Cross-references for Daniel 11:23

• Daniel 8:25Through his craft and by his hand, he will cause deceit to prosper, and in his own mind he will make himself great. In a time of peace he will destroy many, and he will even stand against the Prince of princes. Yet he will be broken off, but not by human hands.
• Genesis 34:13But because Shechem had defiled their sister Dinah, Jacob’s sons answered him and his father Hamor deceitfully.
• Psalms 52:2Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit.
• Proverbs 11:18The wicked man earns an empty wage, but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward.
• Ezekiel 17:13He took a member of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. Then he carried away the leading men of the land,
• Romans 1:29They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips,
• 2 Corinthians 11:3I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:9The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder,

Commentaries on Daniel 11:23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23He shall come up - From Rome, where he had been a hostage for the payment of the tax laid on his father. Shall become strong with a small people - At first he had but few to espouse his cause when he arrived at Antioch, the people having been greatly divided by the many claimants of the crown; but being supported by Eumenes and Attalus, his few people increased, and he became strong.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23And after the league made with him - A treaty of peace and concord. The great subject of contention between the kings of Syria and Egypt was the possession of Coelo-Syria and Palestine. This they often endeavored to settle by conquest as each of them claimed that in the original partition of the empire of Alexander this portion of the empire fell to himself; and often they endeavored to settle it by treaty. Consequently this region was constantly passing…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23he will act deceitfully: Antiochus IV made false promises to introduce Greek religion into Judea. Lawless followers supported his policies (see 1 Maccabees 1:11–15).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2323. Tregelles notes three divisions in the history of the "vile person," which is continued to the end of the chapter: (1) His rise (Da 11:21, 22). (2) The time from his making the covenant to the taking away of the daily sacrifice and setting up of the abomination of desolation (Da 11:23-31). (3) His career of blasphemy, to his destruction (Da 11:32-45); the latter two periods answering to the "week" of years of his "covenant with many" (namely, in…Read the comment

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• 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