English Standard Version
Daniel 11:20
20"Then shall arise in his place one who shall send an exactor of tribute for the glory of the kingdom. But within a few days he shall be broken, neither in anger nor in battle.
Daniel 11:20 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then shall stand up in his estate a raiser of taxes in the glory of the kingdom: but within few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle.
- New International Version (NIV)“His successor will send out a tax collector to maintain the royal splendor. In a few years, however, he will be destroyed, yet not in anger or in battle.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“There shall arise in his place one who imposes taxes on the glorious kingdom; but within a few days he shall be destroyed, but not in anger or in battle.
- New Living Translation (NLT)“His successor will send out a tax collector to maintain the royal splendor. But after a very brief reign, he will die, though not from anger or in battle.
Context of Daniel 11:20
18Afterward he shall turn his face to the coastlands and shall capture many of them, but a commander shall put an end to his insolence. Indeed, he shall turn his insolence back upon him. 19Then he shall turn his face back toward the fortresses of his own land, but he shall stumble and fall, and shall not be found. "Then shall arise in his place one who shall send an exactor of tribute for the glory of the kingdom. But within a few days he shall be broken, neither in anger nor in battle. 21In his place shall arise a contemptible person to whom royal majesty has not been given. He shall come in without warning and obtain the kingdom by flatteries. 22Armies shall be utterly swept away before him and broken, even the prince of the covenant.
Read all of Daniel 11Daniel 11:20 word by word
וְעָמַ֧ד עַל־כַּנּ֛וֹ מַעֲבִ֥יר נוֹגֵ֖שׂ הֶ֣דֶר מַלְכ֑וּת וּבְיָמִ֤ים אֲחָדִים֙ יִשָּׁבֵ֔ר וְלֹ֥א בְאַפַּ֖יִם וְלֹ֥א בְמִלְחָמָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Then shall stand upעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: riseH5975
- in his estateכֵּןkên · standH3653
- a raiserעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
- of taxesנָגַשׂnâgaώ · to oppressH5065
- the gloryהֶ֫דֶרheder · gloryH1925
- of the kingdomמַלְכוּתmalkûth malkûth malkûyâh · royaltyH4438
- but within fewאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
- daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- he shall be destroyedשָׁבַרshâbar · to breakH7665
- neither in angerאַף'aph · face: angerH639
- nor in battleמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
Cross-references for Daniel 11:20
- Deuteronomy 15:2And this is the manner of the release: every creditor shall release what he has lent to his neighbor. He shall not exact it of his neighbor, his brother, because the Lord's release has been proclaimed.
- 2 Kings 23:35And Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh, but he taxed the land to give the money according to the command of Pharaoh. He exacted the silver and the gold of the people of the land, from everyone according to his assessment, to give it to Pharaoh Neco.
- Proverbs 30:33For pressing milk produces curds, pressing the nose produces blood, and pressing anger produces strife.
Commentaries on Daniel 11:20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20Then shall stand up in his estate a raiser of taxes - Seleucus Philopater succeeded his father Antiochus. He sent his treasurer Heliodorus to seize the money deposited in the temple of Jerusalem, which is here called the glory of the kingdom, see 2 Maccabees 9:23. He was so cramped to pay the annual tax to the Romans, that he was obliged to burden his subjects with continual taxes. He shall be destroyed, neither in anger - fighting against an enemy, nor…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20Then shall stand up in his estate - Margin, “or, place.” The word used - כן kên - means, properly, “a stand, station, place” (see the notes at Daniel 11:7), and the idea here is simply that he would be succeeded in the kingdom by such an one. His successor would have the character and destiny which the prophecy proceeds to specify. A raiser of taxes - One who shall be mainly characterized for this; that is, whose government would be distinguished…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20Antiochus III’s successor was his son Seleucus IV Philopater, who ruled from 187 to 175 BC. He was known for sending Heliodorus, a tax collector, to collect large sums of money. This money was needed to maintain royal splendor and pay the heavy tribute imposed by Rome. Heliodorus tried to steal from the temple in Jerusalem but was stopped by divine intervention (see 2 Maccabees 3:1–40). Heliodorus murdered Seleucus after a short seven-year reign.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. in his estate--in Antiochus' stead: his successor, Seleucus Philopater, his son. in the glory of the kingdom--that is, inheriting it by hereditary right. Maurer translates, "one who shall cause the tax gatherer (Heliodorus) to pass through the glory of the kingdom," that is, Judea, "the glorious land" (Da 11:16, 41; Da 8:9). Simon, a Benjamite, in spite against Onias III, the high priest, gave information of the treasures in the Jewish temple; and…Read the comment
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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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