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

21“In his place a despised person will arise; royal honors will not be given to him, but he will come during a time of peace and seize the kingdom by intrigue. 22A flood of forces will be swept away before him; they will be broken, as well as the covenant prince. After an alliance is made with him, he will act deceitfully. He will rise to power with a small nation. 24During a time of peace, he will come into the richest parts of the province and do what his fathers and predecessors never did. He will lavish plunder, loot, and wealth on his followers, and he will make plans against fortified cities, but only for a time. 25“With a large army he will stir up his power and his courage against the king of the South. The king of the South will prepare for battle with an extremely large and powerful army, but he will not succeed, because plots will be made against him.

Daniel 11:23 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And after the leagueחָבַרchâbar · to uniteH2266
• with him he shall workעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• deceitfullyמִרְמָהmirmâh · deceitH4820
• for he shall come upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• and shall become strongעָצֹם‛âtsam · be vastH6105
• with a smallמְעַטme‛aţ me‛âţ · littleH4592
• peopleגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471

Cross-references for Daniel 11:23

• Daniel 8:25He will cause deceit to prosper through his cunning and by his influence, and in his own mind he will exalt himself. He will destroy many in a time of peace; he will even stand against the Prince of princes. Yet he will be broken — not by human hands.
• Genesis 34:13But Jacob’s sons answered Shechem and his father Hamor deceitfully because he had defiled their sister Dinah.
• Psalms 52:2Like a sharpened razor, your tongue devises destruction, working treachery.
• Proverbs 11:18The wicked person earns an empty wage, but the one who sows righteousness, a true reward.
• Ezekiel 17:13He took one of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. Then he took away the leading men of the land,
• Romans 1:29They are filled with all unrighteousness, evil, greed, and wickedness. They are full of envy, murder, quarrels, deceit, and malice. They are gossips,
• 2 Corinthians 11:3But I fear that, as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your minds may be seduced from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:9The coming of the lawless one is based on Satan’s working, with every kind of miracle, both signs and wonders serving the lie,

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