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 King James Version (NKJV)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.

Context of Daniel 11:13

11“Then, in a rage, the king of the south will rally against the vast forces assembled by the king of the north and will defeat them. 12After the enemy army is swept away, the king of the south will be filled with pride and will execute many thousands of his enemies. But his success will be short lived. “A few years later the king of the north will return with a fully equipped army far greater than before. 14At that time there will be a general uprising against the king of the south. Violent men among your own people will join them in fulfillment of this vision, but they will not succeed. 15Then the king of the north will come and lay siege to a fortified city and capture it. The best troops of the south will not be able to stand in the face of the onslaught.

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 11:6“Some years later an alliance will be formed between the king of the north and the king of the south. The daughter of the king of the south will be given in marriage to the king of the north to secure the alliance, but she will lose her influence over him, and so will her father. She will be abandoned along with her supporters.
• Daniel 4:16For seven periods of time, let him have the mind of a wild animal instead of the mind of a human.
• Daniel 12:7The man dressed in linen, who was standing above the river, raised both his hands toward heaven and took a solemn oath by the One who lives forever, saying, “It will go on for a time, times, and half a time. When the shattering of the holy people has finally come to an end, all these things will have happened.”

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