Daniel 11:13

Daniel 11:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former, and shall certainly come after certain years with a great army and with much riches.
• New International Version (NIV)For the king of the North will muster another army, larger than the first; and after several years, he will advance with a huge army fully equipped.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For the king of the north shall again raise a multitude, greater than the first. And after some years he shall come on with a great army and abundant supplies.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“A few years later the king of the north will return with a fully equipped army far greater than before.

Context of Daniel 11:13

11“And the king of the South shall be moved with rage, and go out and fight with him, with the king of the North, who shall muster a great multitude; but the multitude shall be given into the hand of his enemy. 12When he has taken away the multitude, his heart will be lifted up; and he will cast down tens of thousands, but he will not prevail. For the king of the North will return and muster a multitude greater than the former, and shall certainly come at the end of some years with a great army and much equipment. 14“Now in those times many shall rise up against the king of the South. Also, violent men of your people shall exalt themselves in fulfillment of the vision, but they shall fall. 15So the king of the North shall come and build a siege mound, and take a fortified city; and the forces of the South shall not withstand him. Even his choice troops shall have no strength to resist.

Daniel 11:13 word by word

וְשָׁב֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ הַצָּפ֔וֹן וְהֶעֱמִ֣יד הָמ֔וֹן רַ֖ב מִן־הָרִאשׁ֑וֹן וּלְקֵ֨ץ הָֽעִתִּ֤ים שָׁנִים֙ יָ֣בוֹא ב֔וֹא בְּחַ֥יִל גָּד֖וֹל וּבִרְכ֥וּשׁ רָֽב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of the northצָפוֹןtsâphôn tsâphôn · northH6828
• shall returnשׁוּבshûb · to return: againH7725
• and shall set forthעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: riseH5975
• a multitudeהָמוֹןhâmôn hâmôn · crowdH1995
• greaterרַבrab · manyH7227
• than the formerרִאשׁוֹןri'shôn ri'shôn · firstH7223
• and shall certainlyבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• afterקֵץqêts · endH7093
• certainעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
• yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• with a greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• armyחַ֫יִלchayil · armyH2428
• richesרְכוּשׁrekûsh rekûsh · propertyH7399

Cross-references for Daniel 11:13

• Daniel 11:6And 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.
• Daniel 4:16Let his heart be changed from that of a man, Let him be given the heart of a beast, And let seven times pass over him.
• Daniel 12:7Then I heard the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand to heaven, and swore by Him who lives forever, that it shall be for a time, times, and half a time; and when the power of the holy people has been completely shattered, all these things shall be finished.

Commentaries on Daniel 11:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13The king of the north shall return - after certain years - In about fourteen years Antiochus did return, Philopater being dead, and his son Ptolemy Epiphanes being then a minor. He brought a much larger army and more riches; these he had collected in a late eastern expedition.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13For the king of the north shall return - That is, he shall come again into the regions of Coelo-Syria and Palestine, to recover them if possible from the power of the Egyptian king. And shall set forth a multitude greater than the former - Than he had in the former war when he was defeated. The fact was, that Antiochus, in this expedition, brought with him the forces with which he had successfully invaded the East, and the army had been raised for that…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-13Ptolemy IV’s success did not last long. In 198 BC, Antiochus III, the king of the north, returned. Antiochus III had been conquering lands to the north and east. From these lands, he raised a fully equipped army that was much larger than before (compare 3 Maccabees 1:1–5).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. return--renew the war. after certain years--fourteen years after his defeat at Raphia. Antiochus, after successful campaigns against Persia and India, made war with Ptolemy Epiphanes, son of Philopater, a mere child.Read the comment

In the dictionaries

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

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