New Living Translation
Daniel 11:27
27Seeking nothing but each other’s harm, these kings will plot against each other at the conference table, attempting to deceive each other. But it will make no difference, for the end will come at the appointed time.
Daniel 11:27 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And both these kings’ hearts shall be to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table; but it shall not prosper: for yet the end shall be at the time appointed.
- New International Version (NIV)The two kings, with their hearts bent on evil, will sit at the same table and lie to each other, but to no avail, because an end will still come at the appointed time.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And as for the two kings, their hearts shall be bent on doing evil. They shall speak lies at the same table, but to no avail, for the end is yet to be at the time appointed.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Both these kings’ hearts shall be bent on evil, and they shall speak lies at the same table; but it shall not prosper, for the end will still be at the appointed time.
Context of Daniel 11:27
25“Then he will stir up his courage and raise a great army against the king of the south. The king of the south will go to battle with a mighty army, but to no avail, for there will be plots against him. 26His own household will cause his downfall. His army will be swept away, and many will be killed. Seeking nothing but each other’s harm, these kings will plot against each other at the conference table, attempting to deceive each other. But it will make no difference, for the end will come at the appointed time. 28“The king of the north will then return home with great riches. On the way he will set himself against the people of the holy covenant, doing much damage before continuing his journey. 29“Then at the appointed time he will once again invade the south, but this time the result will be different.
Read all of Daniel 11Daniel 11:27 word by word
וּשְׁנֵיהֶ֤ם הַמְּלָכִים֙ לְבָבָ֣ם לְמֵרָ֔ע וְעַל־שֻׁלְחָ֥ן אֶחָ֖ד כָּזָ֣ב יְדַבֵּ֑רוּ וְלֹ֣א תִצְלָ֔ח כִּי־ע֥וֹד קֵ֖ץ לַמּוֹעֵֽד׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And bothשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
- these kings’מֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- heartsלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
- to do mischiefרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: harmfulH7451
- to do mischiefמֵרַעmêra‛ · mischiefH4827
- and they shall speakדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
- liesכָּזָבkâzâb · lieH3577
- at oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
- tableשֻׁלְחָןshûlchân · tableH7979
- but it shall not prosperצָלֵחַtsâlach tsâlêach · to prosperH6743
- for yet the endקֵץqêts · endH7093
- at the time appointedמוֹעֵדmô‛êd mô‛êd mô‛âdâh · meeting: time appointedH4150
Cross-references for Daniel 11:27
- 2 Samuel 13:26“Well, then,” Absalom said, “if you can’t come, how about sending my brother Amnon with us?” “Why Amnon?” the king asked.
- Psalms 12:2Neighbors lie to each other, speaking with flattering lips and deceitful hearts.
- Psalms 52:1Why do you boast about your crimes, great warrior? Don’t you realize God’s justice continues forever?
- Psalms 58:2No! You plot injustice in your hearts. You spread violence throughout the land.
- Psalms 64:6As they plot their crimes, they say, “We have devised the perfect plan!” Yes, the human heart and mind are cunning.
- Proverbs 12:20Deceit fills hearts that are plotting evil; joy fills hearts that are planning peace!
- Proverbs 23:6Don’t eat with people who are stingy; don’t desire their delicacies.
- Proverbs 26:23Smooth words may hide a wicked heart, just as a pretty glaze covers a clay pot.
- Psalms 62:9Common people are as worthless as a puff of wind, and the powerful are not what they appear to be. If you weigh them on the scales, together they are lighter than a breath of air.
- Jeremiah 9:3“My people bend their tongues like bows to shoot out lies. They refuse to stand up for the truth. They only go from bad to worse. They do not know me,” says the Lord.
- Jeremiah 41:1But in midautumn of that year, Ishmael son of Nethaniah and grandson of Elishama, who was a member of the royal family and had been one of the king’s high officials, went to Mizpah with ten men to meet Gedaliah. While they were eating together,
- Proverbs 19:21You can make many plans, but the Lord’s purpose will prevail.
- Ezekiel 17:9“So now the Sovereign Lord asks: Will this vine grow and prosper? No! I will pull it up, roots and all! I will cut off its fruit and let its leaves wither and die. I will pull it up easily without a strong arm or a large army.
- Daniel 11:29“Then at the appointed time he will once again invade the south, but this time the result will be different.
- Daniel 8:19Then he said, “I am here to tell you what will happen later in the time of wrath. What you have seen pertains to the very end of time.
- Daniel 10:1In the third year of the reign of King Cyrus of Persia, Daniel (also known as Belteshazzar) had another vision. He understood that the vision concerned events certain to happen in the future—times of war and great hardship.
Commentaries on Daniel 11:27
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27And both these kings' hearts shall be to do mischief - That is, Antiochus, and Ptolemy Philometer, who was nephew to the former, and whose interest he now pretended to have much at heart, since the Alexandrians had renounced their allegiance to him, and set his younger brother Euergetes upon the throne. When Antiochus came to Memphis, he and Philometer had frequent conferences at the same table; and at these times they spoke lies to each other, Antiochus…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27And both these kings‘ hearts shall be to do mischief - Margin, “their hearts.” The meaning is, that their hearts were set on some evil or unjust purpose. The reference here is, evidently, to Antiochus and Ptolemy Philometor, and the time alluded to is when Ptolemy was in the possession of Antiochus, and when they were together forming their plans. Antiochus invaded the country under pretenee of aiding Ptolemy and establishing him in the government, and…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25-27Ptolemy VI Philometor ruled from 181 to 146 BC. He was the king of the South. Antiochus IV attacked Egypt twice between 170 and 168 BC (1 Maccabees 1:17–19).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2727. both ... to do mischief--each to the other. speak lies at one table--They shall, under the semblance of intimacy, at Memphis try to deceive one another (see on Da 11:3; Da 11:25). it shall not prosper--Neither of them shall carry his point at this time. yet the end shall be--"the end" of the contest between them is reserved for "the time appointed" (Da 11:29, 30).Read the comment
In the dictionaries
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
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