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Daniel 11:13
13For the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former; and shall certainly come at the end of the times 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 enraged, and shall come forth and fight with him, with the king of the north, who shall set forth a great multitude, but the multitude shall be given into his hand. 12And when the multitude shall have been taken away, his heart shall be exalted; and he shall cast down myriads; but he shall not prevail. For the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former; and shall certainly come at the end of the times of years with a great army and with much substance. 14And in those times shall many stand up against the king of the south; and the violent of thy people will exalt themselves to establish the vision; but they shall fall. 15And the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mound, and take the well-fenced city; and the arms of the south shall not withstand, neither his chosen people, for there shall be no strength to withstand.
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 after the course of years they shall join affinity; and the king's daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make equitable conditions: but she shall not retain the strength of her arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm; and she shall be given up, she 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; and he held up his right hand and his left hand unto the heavens, and swore by him that liveth for ever that it is for a time, times, and a half; and when the scattering of the power of the holy people shall be accomplished, 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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