Daniel 11:6

Daniel 11:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And in the end of years they shall join themselves together; for the king’s daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain the power of the arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm: but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in these times.
• New International Version (NIV)After some years, they will become allies. The daughter of the king of the South will go to the king of the North to make an alliance, but she will not retain her power, and he and his power will not last. In those days she will be betrayed, together with her royal escort and her father and the one who supported her.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And at the end of some years they shall join forces, for the daughter of the king of the South shall go to the king of the North to make an agreement; but she shall not retain the power of her authority, and neither he nor his authority shall stand; but she shall be given up, with those who brought her, and with him who begot her, and with him who strengthened her in those times.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“Some years later an alliance will be formed between the king of the north and the king of the south. The daughter of the king of the south will be given in marriage to the king of the north to secure the alliance, but she will lose her influence over him, and so will her father. She will be abandoned along with her supporters.

Context of Daniel 11:6

4And as soon as he has arisen, his kingdom shall be broken and divided toward the four winds of heaven, but not to his posterity, nor according to the authority with which he ruled, for his kingdom shall be plucked up and go to others besides these. 5"Then the king of the south shall be strong, but one of his princes shall be stronger than he and shall rule, and his authority shall be a great authority. After some years they shall make an alliance, and the daughter of the king of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement. But she shall not retain the strength of her arm, and he and his arm shall not endure, but she shall be given up, and her attendants, he who fathered her, and he who supported her in those times. 7"And from a branch from her roots one shall arise in his place. He shall come against the army and enter the fortress of the king of the north, and he shall deal with them and shall prevail. 8He shall also carry off to Egypt their gods with their metal images and their precious vessels of silver and gold, and for some years he shall refrain from attacking the king of the north.

Daniel 11:6 word by word

וּלְקֵ֤ץ שָׁנִים֙ יִתְחַבָּ֔רוּ וּבַ֣ת מֶֽלֶךְ־הַנֶּ֗גֶב תָּבוֹא֙ אֶל־מֶ֣לֶךְ הַצָּפ֔וֹן לַעֲשׂ֖וֹת מֵישָׁרִ֑ים וְלֹֽא־תַעְצֹ֞ר כּ֣וֹחַ הַזְּר֗וֹעַ וְלֹ֤א יַעֲמֹד֙ וּזְרֹע֔וֹ וְתִנָּתֵ֨ן הִ֤יא וּמְבִיאֶ֙יהָ֙ וְהַיֹּ֣לְדָ֔הּ וּמַחֲזִקָ֖הּ בָּעִתִּֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And in the endקֵץqêts · endH7093
• of yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• they shall join themselves togetherחָבַרchâbar · to uniteH2266
• for the king’sמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• daughterבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• of the southנֶ֫גֶבnegeb · southH5045
• shall comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• of the northצָפוֹןtsâphôn tsâphôn · northH6828
• to makeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• an agreementמֵישָׁרmêyshâr · uprightnessH4339
• but she shall not retainעָצַר‛âtsar · to restrainH6113
• the powerכֹּחַkôach kôach · strengthH3581
• of the armזְרוֹעַzerôa‛ zerôa‛ zerô‛âh zerô‛âh · armH2220
• neither shall he standעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• but she shall be given upנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• her, and he that begatיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• her, and he that strengthenedחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
• timesעֵת‛êth · timeH6256

Cross-references for Daniel 11:6

• Daniel 11:13For 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.
• Ezekiel 38:8After many days you will be mustered. In the latter years you will go against the land that is restored from war, the land whose people were gathered from many peoples upon the mountains of Israel, which had been a continual waste. Its people were brought out from the peoples and now dwell securely, all of them.
• Daniel 11:7"And from a branch from her roots one shall arise in his place. He shall come against the army and enter the fortress of the king of the north, and he shall deal with them and shall prevail.
• Job 38:15From the wicked their light is withheld, and their uplifted arm is broken.
• Psalms 10:5His ways prosper at all times; your judgments are on high, out of his sight; as for all his foes, he puffs at them.
• Ezekiel 30:21"Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and behold, it has not been bound up, to heal it by binding it with a bandage, so that it may become strong to wield the sword.
• Zechariah 11:16For behold, I am raising up in the land a shepherd who does not care for those being destroyed, or seek the young or heal the maimed or nourish the healthy, but devours the flesh of the fat ones, tearing off even their hoofs.

Commentaries on Daniel 11:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6In the end of years - Several historical circumstances are here passed by. The king's daughter of the south - Berenice, daughter of Ptolemy Philadelphus, king of Egypt, was married to Antiochus Theos, king of Syria. These two sovereigns had a bloody war for some years; and they agreed to terminate it by the above marriage, on condition that Antiochus would put away his wife Laodice and her children, which he did; and Berenice having brought an immense…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6And in the end of years - In the future periods of the history of these two kingdoms. The event here referred to did not occur during the lives of these two kings, Seleucus Nicator and Ptolemy Soter, but in the reign of their successors, Ptolemy Philadelphus and Antiochus Theos or Theus. The phrase “the end of years” would well denote such a future period. The Vulgate renders it, “after the end of years;” that is, after many years have elapsed. The…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6Antiochus II Theos was the king of the north, who ruled from 261 to 246 BC. Ptolemy II Philadelphus was the king of the south, who ruled from 284 to 246 BC. They formed an alliance. In 250 BC, Antiochus married Ptolemy’s daughter, Berenice Syra, but abandoned her in 246 BC. Later, both she and Antiochus were murdered.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. in ... end of years--when the predicted time shall be consummated (Da 11:13, Margin; Da 8:17; 12:13). king's daughter of the south--Berenice, daughter of Ptolemy Philadelphus of Egypt. The latter, in order to end his war with Antiochus Theus, "king of the north" (literally, "midnight": the prophetical phrase for the region whence came affliction to Israel, Jr 1:13-15; Joe 2:20), that is, Syria, gave Berenice to Antiochus, who thereupon divorced his…Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Forecast
• Obtain
• Push
• Seal
• Alexandria
• Antiochus II
• Children of the East
• Daniel, Book of
• Ptolemy
• Retain

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