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 well-fortified city. The forces of the South will not stand; even their select troops will not be able to resist. 16The king of the North who comes against him will do whatever he wants, and no one can oppose him. He will establish himself in the beautiful land with total destruction in his hand. He will resolve to come with the force of his whole kingdom and will reach an agreement with him. He will give him a daughter in marriage to destroy it, but she will not stand with him or support him. 18Then he will turn his attention to the coasts and islands and capture many. But a commander will put an end to his taunting; instead, he will turn his taunts against him. 19He will turn his attention back to the fortresses of his own land, but he will stumble, 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• He shall also setשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
• his faceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• to enterבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• with the strengthתֹּ֫קֶףtôqeph · powerH8633
• of his whole kingdomמַלְכוּתmalkûth malkûth malkûyâh · royaltyH4438
• and upright onesיָשָׁרyâshâr · uprightH3477
• with him; thus shall he doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• and he shall giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: give(marriage)H5414
• him the daughterבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• of womenאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
• corruptingשָׁחַתshâchath · to ruinH7843
• her: but she shall not standעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975

Cross-references for Daniel 11:17

• Daniel 11:19He will turn his attention back to the fortresses of his own land, but he will stumble, fall, and be no more.
• 2 Kings 12:17At that time King Hazael of Aram marched up and fought against Gath and captured it. Then he planned to attack Jerusalem.
• 2 Chronicles 20:3Jehoshaphat was afraid, and he resolved to seek the Lord. Then he proclaimed a fast for all Judah,
• Proverbs 19:21Many plans are in a person’s heart, but the Lord’s decree will prevail.
• Ezekiel 4:3Take an iron plate and set it up as an iron wall between yourself and the city. Face it so that it is under siege, and besiege it. This will be a sign for the house of Israel.
• Ezekiel 25:2“Son of man, face the Ammonites and prophesy against them.
• Luke 9:51When the days were coming to a close for him to be taken up, he determined to journey to Jerusalem.
• Daniel 9:26After those sixty-two weeks the Anointed One will be cut off and will have nothing. The people of the coming ruler will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come with a flood, and until the end there will be war; desolations are decreed.
• Psalms 56:9Then my enemies will retreat on the day when I call. This I know: God is for me.
• Ezekiel 17:17Pharaoh with his mighty army and vast company will not help him in battle, when ramps are built and siege walls constructed to destroy many lives.
• Matthew 12:30Anyone who is not with me is against me, and anyone who does not gather with me scatters.
• Luke 11:23Anyone who is not with me is against me, and anyone who does not gather with me scatters.
• Romans 8:31What, then, are we to say about these things? If God is for us, who is 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