Daniel 11:23

Daniel 11:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people.
• New International Version (NIV)After coming to an agreement with him, he will act deceitfully, and with only a few people he will rise to power.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And from the time that an alliance is made with him he shall act deceitfully, and he shall become strong with a small people.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And after the league is made with him he shall act deceitfully, for he shall come up and become strong with a small number of people.

Context of Daniel 11:23

21And in his place a despicable person will arise, on whom the majesty of kingship has not been conferred; but he will come in a time of tranquility and seize the kingdom by intrigue. 22And the overflowing forces will be flooded away from him and smashed, and also the prince of the covenant. After an alliance is made with him he will practice deception, and he will go up and gain power with a small force of people. 24In a time of tranquility he will enter the richest parts of the realm, and he will accomplish what his fathers did not, nor his ancestors; he will distribute plunder, spoils, and possessions among them, and he will devise his schemes against strongholds, but only for a time. 25And he will stir up his strength and courage against the king of the South with a large army; so the king of the South will mobilize an extremely large and mighty army for war; but he will not stand, because schemes will be devised against him.

Daniel 11:23 word by word

וּמִן־הִֽתְחַבְּר֥וּת אֵלָ֖יו יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה מִרְמָ֑ה וְעָלָ֥ה וְעָצַ֖ם בִּמְעַט־גּֽוֹי׃Read the interlinear

• Afterמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• an allianceחָבַרchâbar · to uniteH2266
• with him he will practiceעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• deceptionמִרְמָהmirmâh · deceitH4820
• and he will goעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• and gainעָצֹם‛âtsam · be vastH6105
• with a smallמְעַטme‛aţ me‛âţ · littleH4592
• peopleגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471

Cross-references for Daniel 11:23

• Daniel 8:25And through his shrewdness He will make deceit a success by his influence; And he will make himself great in his own mind, And he will destroy many while they are at ease. He will even oppose the Prince of princes, But he will be broken without human agency.
• Genesis 34:13But Jacob’s sons answered Shechem and his father Hamor with deceit, because he had defiled their sister Dinah.
• Psalms 52:2Your tongue devises destruction, Like a sharp razor, you worker of deceit.
• Proverbs 11:18A wicked person earns deceptive wages, But one who sows righteousness gets a true reward.
• Ezekiel 17:13Then he took one of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. He also took away the mighty of the land,
• Romans 1:29people having been filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, and evil; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice; they are gossips,
• 2 Corinthians 11:3But I am afraid that, as the serpent deceived Eve by his trickery, your minds will be led astray from sincere and pure devotion to Christ.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:9that is, the one whose coming is in accord with the activity of Satan, with all power and false signs and wonders,

Commentaries on Daniel 11:23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23He shall come up - From Rome, where he had been a hostage for the payment of the tax laid on his father. Shall become strong with a small people - At first he had but few to espouse his cause when he arrived at Antioch, the people having been greatly divided by the many claimants of the crown; but being supported by Eumenes and Attalus, his few people increased, and he became strong.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23And after the league made with him - A treaty of peace and concord. The great subject of contention between the kings of Syria and Egypt was the possession of Coelo-Syria and Palestine. This they often endeavored to settle by conquest as each of them claimed that in the original partition of the empire of Alexander this portion of the empire fell to himself; and often they endeavored to settle it by treaty. Consequently this region was constantly passing…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23he will act deceitfully: Antiochus IV made false promises to introduce Greek religion into Judea. Lawless followers supported his policies (see 1 Maccabees 1:11–15).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2323. Tregelles notes three divisions in the history of the "vile person," which is continued to the end of the chapter: (1) His rise (Da 11:21, 22). (2) The time from his making the covenant to the taking away of the daily sacrifice and setting up of the abomination of desolation (Da 11:23-31). (3) His career of blasphemy, to his destruction (Da 11:32-45); the latter two periods answering to the "week" of years of his "covenant with many" (namely, in…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