Daniel 11:9

Daniel 11:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So the king of the south shall come into his kingdom, and shall return into his own land.
• New International Version (NIV)Then the king of the North will invade the realm of the king of the South but will retreat to his own country.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then the latter shall come into the realm of the king of the south but shall return to his own land.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Also the king of the North shall come to the kingdom of the king of the South, but shall return to his own land.

Context of Daniel 11:9

7“At that time a shoot will grow from her roots to replace her father. He will attack the northern army, enter the stronghold of the northern king, fight against them, and be victorious. 8He will take the metal statues of their gods and their precious utensils of silver and gold back to Egypt. He will rule for more years than the northern king. He will invade the southern kingdom and return to his own country. 10“Then his sons will prepare for war. They will assemble a large number of forces so that they can overwhelm ⌞the enemy⌟ and pass through its land. They will return and wage war all the way to the stronghold. 11The southern king will be outraged. He will go to fight the northern king, who will raise a large army that will fall into the southern king’s hands.

Daniel 11:9 word by word

וּבָ֗א בְּמַלְכוּת֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ הַנֶּ֔גֶב וְשָׁ֖ב אֶל־אַדְמָתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of the southנֶ֫גֶבnegeb · southH5045
• shall comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• kingdomמַלְכוּתmalkûth malkûth malkûyâh · royaltyH4438
• and shall returnשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• into his own landאֲדָמָה'ădâmâh · land: soilH127

Commentaries on Daniel 11:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9So the king of the south - Ptolemy Euergetes: - Shall come into his kingdom - That of Seleucus Callinicus. And shall return - Having heard that a sedition had taken place in Egypt, Ptolemy Euergetes was obliged to return speedily in order to repress it; else he had wholly destroyed the kingdom of Callinicus.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9So the king of the south shall come into his kingdom - That is, into the kingdom of the north, or the kingdom of Syria. This verse seems to be a summary of what had been said about his invading Syria. He would come, on account of the wrongs done to his sister, into the kingdom of the north, and would then return again to his own land.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9Seleucus II, the king of the north, attempted to invade Egypt in 242 BC but Ptolemy III defeated him.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. come into his kingdom--Egypt: not only with impunity, but with great spoil.Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Forecast
• Obtain
• Push
• Seal
• Alexandria
• Daniel, Book of
• Ptolemy
• Seleucus

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