Daniel 11:17

Daniel 11:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He shall also set his face to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom, and upright ones with him; thus shall he do: and he shall give him the daughter of women, corrupting her: but she shall not stand on his side, neither be for him.
• New International Version (NIV)He will determine to come with the might of his entire kingdom and will make an alliance with the king of the South. And he will give him a daughter in marriage in order to overthrow the kingdom, but his plans will not succeed or help him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He shall set his face to come with the strength of his whole kingdom, and he shall bring terms of an agreement and perform them. He shall give him the daughter of women to destroy the kingdom, but it shall not stand or be to his advantage.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“He shall also set his face to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom, and upright ones with him; thus shall he do. And he shall give him the daughter of women to destroy it; but she shall not stand with him, or be for him.

Context of Daniel 11:17

15Then the northern king will come, build dirt attack ramps, and capture a fortified city. The southern forces will not be able to withstand him. Even their best troops will not be strong enough. 16The invader will do as he pleases, and no one will be able to withstand his attack. He will rise to power in the beautiful land and it will be completely under his control. “Then the northern king will decide to invade with the power of his entire kingdom, and some decent men will invade with him. He will give the southern king his daughter as a wife in order to destroy the southern kingdom. But this will not succeed or help him. 18Then he will turn his attention to the coastlands and capture many of them. But a commander will silence the insults that the northern king makes and even insult him. 19He will turn back toward the fortresses in his own country, but he will stumble, fall, and disappear.

Daniel 11:17 word by word

וְיָשֵׂ֣ם׀ פָּ֠נָיו לָב֞וֹא בְּתֹ֧קֶף כָּל־מַלְכוּת֛וֹ וִישָׁרִ֥ים עִמּ֖וֹ וְעָשָׂ֑ה וּבַ֤ת הַנָּשִׁים֙ יִתֶּן־ל֣וֹ לְהַשְׁחִיתָ֔הּ וְלֹ֥א תַעֲמֹ֖ד וְלֹא־ל֥וֹ תִהְיֶֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He shall also setשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
• his faceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• to enterבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• with the strengthתֹּ֫קֶףtôqeph · powerH8633
• of his whole kingdomמַלְכוּתmalkûth malkûth malkûyâh · royaltyH4438
• and upright onesיָשָׁרyâshâr · uprightH3477
• with him; thus shall he doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• and he shall giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: give(marriage)H5414
• him the daughterבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• of womenאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
• corruptingשָׁחַתshâchath · to ruinH7843
• her: but she shall not standעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975

Cross-references for Daniel 11:17

• Daniel 11:19He will turn back toward the fortresses in his own country, but he will stumble, fall, and disappear.
• 2 Kings 12:17At this time King Hazael of Aram fought against Gath and conquered it. He was also determined to attack Jerusalem.
• 2 Chronicles 20:3Frightened, Jehoshaphat decided to ask for the Lord’s help. He announced a fast throughout Judah.
• Proverbs 19:21Many plans are in the human heart, but the advice of the Lord will endure.
• Ezekiel 4:3Then take an iron pan, and set it up as a wall between you and the city. Turn your face toward the city as if you were going to attack it, and then attack it. This is a sign for the people of Israel.
• Ezekiel 25:2“Son of man, turn to the Ammonites and prophesy against them.
• Luke 9:51The time was coming closer for Jesus to be taken to heaven. So he was determined to go to Jerusalem.
• Daniel 9:26But after the sixty-two sets of seven time periods, the Anointed One will be cut off and have nothing. The city and the holy place will be destroyed with the prince who is to come. His end will come with a flood until the end of the destructive war that has been determined.
• Psalms 56:9Then my enemies will retreat when I call ⌞to you⌟. This I know: God is on my side.
• Ezekiel 17:17Even with a large army and many people, Pharaoh will not be able to help him in battle when the Babylonians put up dirt ramps and set up blockades to kill many people.
• Matthew 12:30“Whoever isn’t with me is against me. Whoever doesn’t gather with me scatters.
• Luke 11:23“Whoever isn’t with me is against me. Whoever doesn’t gather with me scatters.
• Romans 8:31What can we say about all of this? If God is for us, who can be against us?

Commentaries on Daniel 11:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17He shall also set his face to enter - Antiochus purposed to have marched his army into Egypt; but he thought it best to proceed by fraudulence, and therefore proposed a treaty of marriage between him and his daughter Cleopatra, called here the daughter of women, because of her great beauty and accomplishments. And this he appeared to do, having "upright ones with him." Or, as the Septuagint have it ' , "and he will make all things straight with him;" that…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17He shall also set his face - Antiochus. That is, he shall resolve or determine. To set one‘s face in any direction is to determine to go there. The meaning here is, that Antiochus, flushed with success, and resolved to push his conquests to the utmost, would make use of all the forces at his disposal to overcome the Egyptians, and to bring them into subjection to his sway. He had driven Scopas from Coelo-Syria, and from Sidon; had subjected the land of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17Antiochus III allied with Ptolemy V by giving his daughter, Cleopatra I, to him in marriage. Antiochus wanted to take over Egypt from within. However, his plan failed when Cleopatra became loyal to Egypt. Egypt then allied with Rome.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. set his face--purpose steadfastly. Antiochus purpose was, however, turned from open assault to wile, by his war with the Romans in his endeavor to extend his kingdom to the limits it had under Seleucus Nicator. upright one--Jasher, or Jeshurun (De 32:15; Is 44:2); the epithet applied by the Hebrews to their nation. It is here used not in praise; for in Da 11:14 (see on Da 11:14) they are called "robbers," or "men of violence, factious": it is the…Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Antiochus
• Forecast
• Obtain
• Push
• Seal
• Alexandria
• Antiochus III
• Daniel, Book of
• 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