Daniel 11:2

Daniel 11:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And now will I shew thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all: and by his strength through his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia.
• New International Version (NIV)“Now then, I tell you the truth: Three more kings will arise in Persia, and then a fourth, who will be far richer than all the others. When he has gained power by his wealth, he will stir up everyone against the kingdom of Greece.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"And now I will show you the truth. Behold, three more kings shall arise in Persia, and a fourth shall be far richer than all of them. And when he has become strong through his riches, he shall stir up all against the kingdom of Greece.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And now I will tell you the truth: Behold, three more kings will arise in Persia, and the fourth shall be far richer than them all; by his strength, through his riches, he shall stir up all against the realm of Greece.

Context of Daniel 11:2

1I myself helped Michael in the first year that Darius ruled as king. I fought with Michael against his enemies.’ Then the angel said to Daniel, ‘Now I will tell you the truth about what will happen. There will be three more kings who rule Persia. After them, there will be a fourth king. He will be richer than all the other kings who ruled before him. He will become very powerful because of his riches. Then he will tell other nations that they must attack the kingdom of Greece. 3Then a great king will appear. He will rule with great power. He will do whatever he wants to do. 4While he rules powerfully like that, his kingdom will quickly break into four parts. Those parts will be in all directions. His descendants will not rule his kingdom. Instead, other people will rule as kings, but their kingdoms will not be as powerful.

Daniel 11:2 word by word

וְעַתָּ֕ה אֱמֶ֖ת אַגִּ֣יד לָ֑ךְ הִנֵּה־עוֹד֩ שְׁלֹשָׁ֨ה מְלָכִ֜ים עֹמְדִ֣ים לְפָרַ֗ס וְהָֽרְבִיעִי֙ יַעֲשִׁ֤יר עֹֽשֶׁר־גָּדוֹל֙ מִכֹּ֔ל וּכְחֶזְקָת֣וֹ בְעָשְׁר֔וֹ יָעִ֣יר הַכֹּ֔ל אֵ֖ת מַלְכ֥וּת יָוָֽן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And now will I shewנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• thee the truthאֱמֶת'emeth · truth: trueH571
• Behold, there shall stand upעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: riseH5975
• yet threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• kingsמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• in Persiaפָּרַסpâras · PersiaH6539
• and the fourthרְבִיעִיrebîy‛îy rebi‛îy · fourthH7243
• shall be farעֹ֫שֶׁר‛ôsher · richesH6239
• richerעָשַׁר‛âshar · to enrichH6238
• allגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• and by his strengthחֶזְקָהchezqâh · strengthH2393
• he shall stir upעוּר‛ûr · to rouseH5782
• all against the realmמַלְכוּתmalkûth malkûth malkûyâh · royaltyH4438
• of Greciaיָוָןyâvân · GreeceH3120

Cross-references for Daniel 11:2

• Daniel 8:26This vision about the evenings and the mornings is true. I have told you what it means. But keep the vision as a secret now. It will be a long time before these things happen.’
• Daniel 10:1In the third year that King Cyrus ruled Persia, God gave a message to Daniel. (Daniel's other name was Belteshazzar.) The message was true. It was about a great war. Daniel had a vision which helped him to understand the message.
• Proverbs 22:21You can trust these words because they are true. Then you can give a good answer to the people who sent you to me.
• Amos 3:7Before the Lord God decides to send trouble, he first tells his prophets about it.
• John 10:35God called the people to whom he spoke “gods”. And you know that the Bible always remains true.
• John 18:37Pilate said to him, ‘So that means you really are a king!’ Jesus answered, ‘You have said that I am a king! I was born for this reason: I came into the world to tell people the truth about God. Everyone who believes the truth listens to my message.’
• Revelation 21:5God, who was sitting on the throne, said, ‘I am making everything new!’ Then he said, ‘Write this down, because these words are true. Everyone should believe them.’
• Ezra 4:5They paid bribes to government officers to work against the Israelite builders. Then they could not do the work. They continued to do this all the time that King Cyrus ruled Persia, until Darius became king.
• Psalms 73:6Their pride is like their necklace. They like to be cruel, as they like to wear clothes.
• Daniel 11:25The evil king of the north will bring together a large, strong army. He will feel brave enough to attack the king of the south. The king of the south will fight against him with an even larger and more powerful army. But the king of the south will not be able to win the battle. His own men will turn against him.
• Daniel 7:5Then I saw a second animal. It seemed like a bear. It raised itself up on one side and it had three ribs between its teeth. Someone said to it, “Stand up and eat the meat from many bodies.”
• Daniel 8:4The sheep ran towards the west, the north and the south. He used his horns to push away all other animals. No other animal could stop him. Nobody could save them from his power. He did whatever he wanted to do. He boasted about his great strength.

Commentaries on Daniel 11:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2There shall stand up yet three kings - Gabriel had already spoken of Cyrus, who was now reigning; and after him three others should arise. These were, Cambyses, the son of Cyrus. Smerdis, the Magian, who was an impostor, who pretended to be another son of Cyrus. And, Darius, the son of Hystaspes, who married Mandane, the daughter of Cyrus. Cambyses reigned seven years and five months; Smerdis reigned only seven months; and Darius Hystaspes reigned…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2And now will I show thee the truth - That is, the truth about events that are to occur in the future, and which will accord with what is written in “the scripture of truth,” Daniel 10:21. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia - The phrase “stand up means that there would be so many kings in Persia; that is, there would be three before the fourth which he mentions. The same Hebrew word here rendered “stand up” (עמד ‛âmad ) occurs in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Three more kings: The Persian kings who followed Cyrus II were most likely: Cambyses, who ruled from 530 to 522 BC, Gaumata, who ruled in 522 BC and was a usurper, and Darius I, who ruled from 521 to 486 BC. The fourth was probably Xerxes I, who ruled from 486 to 465 BC (see study note on Esther 1:1). Xerxes was famous for his wealth, his army of 1,700,000 soldiers, and his large navy (see Herodotus, Histories 7.6). He used these forces to fight against…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. three kings in Persia--Cambyses, Pseudo-Smerdis, and Darius Hystaspes. (Ahasuerus, Artaxerxes, and Darius, in Ezr 4:6, 7, 24). The Ahasuerus of Esther (see on Da 9:1) is identified with Xerxes, both in Greek history and in Scripture, appearing proud, self-willed, careless of contravening Persian customs, amorous, facile, and changeable (Da 11:2). fourth ... riches ... against ... Grecia--Xerxes, whose riches were proverbial. Persia reached its climax…Read the comment

Topics related to Daniel 11:2

• Persia

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• Persia
• Persia, Persians
• Forecast
• Obtain
• Push
• Seal
• Alexander, the Great
• Alexandria
• Ptolemy
• Greece, Grecian

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