Daniel 11:2

Daniel 11:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And now will I shew thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all: and by his strength through his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"And now I will show you the truth. Behold, three more kings shall arise in Persia, and a fourth shall be far richer than all of them. And when he has become strong through his riches, he shall stir up all against the kingdom of Greece.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And now I will tell you the truth: Behold, three more kings will arise in Persia, and the fourth shall be far richer than them all; by his strength, through his riches, he shall stir up all against the realm of Greece.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“Now then, I will reveal the truth to you. Three more Persian kings will reign, to be succeeded by a fourth, far richer than the others. He will use his wealth to stir up everyone to fight against the kingdom of Greece.

Context of Daniel 11:2

1And in the first year of Darius the Mede, I took my stand to support and protect him.) “Now then, I tell you the truth: Three more kings will arise in Persia, and then a fourth, who will be far richer than all the others. When he has gained power by his wealth, he will stir up everyone against the kingdom of Greece. 3Then a mighty king will arise, who will rule with great power and do as he pleases. 4After he has arisen, his empire will be broken up and parceled out toward the four winds of heaven. It will not go to his descendants, nor will it have the power he exercised, because his empire will be uprooted and given to others.

Daniel 11:2 word by word

וְעַתָּ֕ה אֱמֶ֖ת אַגִּ֣יד לָ֑ךְ הִנֵּה־עוֹד֩ שְׁלֹשָׁ֨ה מְלָכִ֜ים עֹמְדִ֣ים לְפָרַ֗ס וְהָֽרְבִיעִי֙ יַעֲשִׁ֤יר עֹֽשֶׁר־גָּדוֹל֙ מִכֹּ֔ל וּכְחֶזְקָת֣וֹ בְעָשְׁר֔וֹ יָעִ֣יר הַכֹּ֔ל אֵ֖ת מַלְכ֥וּת יָוָֽן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And now will I shewנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• thee the truthאֱמֶת'emeth · truth: trueH571
• Behold, there shall stand upעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: riseH5975
• yet threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• kingsמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• in Persiaפָּרַסpâras · PersiaH6539
• and the fourthרְבִיעִיrebîy‛îy rebi‛îy · fourthH7243
• shall be farעֹ֫שֶׁר‛ôsher · richesH6239
• richerעָשַׁר‛âshar · to enrichH6238
• allגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• and by his strengthחֶזְקָהchezqâh · strengthH2393
• he shall stir upעוּר‛ûr · to rouseH5782
• all against the realmמַלְכוּתmalkûth malkûth malkûyâh · royaltyH4438
• of Greciaיָוָןyâvân · GreeceH3120

Cross-references for Daniel 11:2

• Daniel 8:26“The vision of the evenings and mornings that has been given you is true, but seal up the vision, for it concerns the distant future.”
• Daniel 10:1In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia, a revelation was given to Daniel (who was called Belteshazzar). Its message was true and it concerned a great war. The understanding of the message came to him in a vision.
• Proverbs 22:21teaching you to be honest and to speak the truth, so that you bring back truthful reports to those you serve?
• Amos 3:7Surely the Sovereign Lord does nothing without revealing his plan to his servants the prophets.
• John 10:35If he called them ‘gods,’ to whom the word of God came—and Scripture cannot be set aside—
• John 18:37“You are a king, then!” said Pilate. Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. In fact, the reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.”
• Revelation 21:5He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” Then he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.”
• Ezra 4:5They bribed officials to work against them and frustrate their plans during the entire reign of Cyrus king of Persia and down to the reign of Darius king of Persia.
• Psalms 73:6Therefore pride is their necklace; they clothe themselves with violence.
• Daniel 11:25“With a large army he will stir up his strength and courage against the king of the South. The king of the South will wage war with a large and very powerful army, but he will not be able to stand because of the plots devised against him.
• Daniel 7:5“And there before me was a second beast, which looked like a bear. It was raised up on one of its sides, and it had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. It was told, ‘Get up and eat your fill of flesh!’
• Daniel 8:4I watched the ram as it charged toward the west and the north and the south. No animal could stand against it, and none could rescue from its power. It did as it pleased and became great.

Commentaries on Daniel 11:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2There shall stand up yet three kings - Gabriel had already spoken of Cyrus, who was now reigning; and after him three others should arise. These were, Cambyses, the son of Cyrus. Smerdis, the Magian, who was an impostor, who pretended to be another son of Cyrus. And, Darius, the son of Hystaspes, who married Mandane, the daughter of Cyrus. Cambyses reigned seven years and five months; Smerdis reigned only seven months; and Darius Hystaspes reigned…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2And now will I show thee the truth - That is, the truth about events that are to occur in the future, and which will accord with what is written in “the scripture of truth,” Daniel 10:21. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia - The phrase “stand up means that there would be so many kings in Persia; that is, there would be three before the fourth which he mentions. The same Hebrew word here rendered “stand up” (עמד ‛âmad ) occurs in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Three more kings: The Persian kings who followed Cyrus II were most likely: Cambyses, who ruled from 530 to 522 BC, Gaumata, who ruled in 522 BC and was a usurper, and Darius I, who ruled from 521 to 486 BC. The fourth was probably Xerxes I, who ruled from 486 to 465 BC (see study note on Esther 1:1). Xerxes was famous for his wealth, his army of 1,700,000 soldiers, and his large navy (see Herodotus, Histories 7.6). He used these forces to fight against…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. three kings in Persia--Cambyses, Pseudo-Smerdis, and Darius Hystaspes. (Ahasuerus, Artaxerxes, and Darius, in Ezr 4:6, 7, 24). The Ahasuerus of Esther (see on Da 9:1) is identified with Xerxes, both in Greek history and in Scripture, appearing proud, self-willed, careless of contravening Persian customs, amorous, facile, and changeable (Da 11:2). fourth ... riches ... against ... Grecia--Xerxes, whose riches were proverbial. Persia reached its climax…Read the comment

Topics related to Daniel 11:2

• Persia

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• Persia
• Persia, Persians
• Forecast
• Obtain
• Push
• Seal
• Alexander, the Great
• Alexandria
• Ptolemy
• Greece, Grecian

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