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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• 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.

Context of Daniel 11:6

4But as soon as he has arisen, his kingdom will be broken up and parceled out toward the four points of the compass, though not to his own descendants, nor according to his authority which he wielded, for his sovereignty will be uprooted and given to others besides them. 5“Then the king of the South will grow strong, along with one of his princes who will gain ascendancy over him and obtain dominion; his domain will be a great dominion indeed. After some years they will form an alliance, and the daughter of the king of the South will come to the king of the North to carry out a peaceful arrangement. But she will not retain her position of power, nor will he remain with his power, but she will be given up, along with those who brought her in and the one who sired her as well as he who supported her in those times. 7But one of the descendants of her line will arise in his place, and he will come against their army and enter the fortress of the king of the North, and he will deal with them and display great strength. 8Also their gods with their metal images and their precious vessels of silver and gold he will take into captivity to Egypt, and he on his part will refrain from attacking the king of the North for some years.

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

• Afterקֵץqêts · endH7093
• some yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• they will formחָבַרchâbar · to uniteH2266
• and the daughterבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• of the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of the Southנֶ֫גֶבnegeb · southH5045
• will comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• of the Northצָפוֹןtsâphôn tsâphôn · northH6828
• to carryעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• a peacefulמֵישָׁרmêyshâr · uprightnessH4339
• But she will not retainעָצַר‛âtsar · to restrainH6113
• positionזְרוֹעַzerôa‛ zerôa‛ zerô‛âh zerô‛âh · armH2220
• of powerכֹּחַkôach kôach · strengthH3581
• norלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• will he remainעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• but she will be givenנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• her in and the one who siredיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• her as well as he who supportedחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
• timesעֵת‛êth · timeH6256

Cross-references for Daniel 11:6

• Daniel 11:13For the king of the North will again raise a greater multitude than the former, and after an interval of some years he will press on with a great army and much equipment.
• Ezekiel 38:8After many days you will be summoned; in the latter years you will come into the land that is restored from the sword, whose inhabitants have been gathered from many nations to the mountains of Israel which had been a continual waste; but its people were brought out from the nations, and they are living securely, all of them.
• Daniel 11:7But one of the descendants of her line will arise in his place, and he will come against their army and enter the fortress of the king of the North, and he will deal with them and display great strength.
• Job 38:15From the wicked their light is withheld, And the 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 adversaries, he snorts 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 for healing or wrapped with a bandage, that it may be strong to hold the sword.
• Zechariah 11:16For behold, I am going to raise up a shepherd in the land who will not care for the perishing, seek the scattered, heal the broken, or sustain the one standing, but will devour the flesh of the fat sheep and tear off 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

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• Antiochus II
• Children of the East
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• 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