Daniel 11:26

Daniel 11:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Yea, they that feed of the portion of his meat shall destroy him, and his army shall overflow: and many shall fall down slain.
• New International Version (NIV)Those who eat from the king’s provisions will try to destroy him; his army will be swept away, and many will fall in battle.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Even those who eat his food shall break him. His army shall be swept away, and many shall fall down slain.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Yes, those who eat of the portion of his delicacies shall destroy him; his army shall be swept away, and many shall fall down slain.

Context of Daniel 11:26

24Without warning, he will invade the richest province and accomplish what his fathers or predecessors were unable to do. He will lavish on them plunder, loot and spoils. He will plot the overthrow of strongholds, though only for a while. 25“He will summon his strength and courage against the king of the south with a great army. The king of the south will wage war with a very large and mighty army, but he will not succeed because of plots devised against him. Those who eat his delicacies will destroy him, and his army will be swept away; many will be slain in battle. 27These two kings, with their hearts bent on evil, will sit at the same table and speak lies, but to no avail, for the end will still come at the appointed time. 28The king of the north will return to his own land with great wealth, but his heart will be set against the holy covenant. He will take action and then return to his own land.

Daniel 11:26 word by word

וְאֹכְלֵ֧י פַת־בָּג֛וֹ יִשְׁבְּר֖וּהוּ וְחֵיל֣וֹ יִשְׁט֑וֹף וְנָפְל֖וּ חֲלָלִ֥ים רַבִּֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Yea, they that feedאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• of the portion of his meatפַּת־בָּגpathbag · portionH6598
• shall destroyשָׁבַרshâbar · to breakH7665
• him, and his armyחַ֫יִלchayil · armyH2428
• shall overflowשָׁטַףshâţaph · to overflowH7857
• and manyרַבrab · manyH7227
• shall fallנָפַלnâphal · to fall: killH5307
• down slainחָלָלchâlâl · slain: killedH2491

Cross-references for Daniel 11:26

• 2 Samuel 4:2Saul’s son had two men who were commanders of raiding bands: the name of one was Baanah and the name of the other Rechab, sons of Rimmon the Beerothite of the sons of Benjamin (for Beeroth is also considered part of Benjamin,
• 2 Kings 8:14Then he departed from Elisha and went to his master, who asked him, “What did Elisha say to you?” He answered, “He told me that you would surely recover.”
• 2 Kings 10:6Then he wrote a second letter to them saying, “If you are on my side, and if you will obey me, then bring the heads of the men, your master’s sons, and come to me to Jezreel at this time tomorrow.” Now the king’s sons, 70 people, were with the city’s prominent men.
• Psalms 41:9“Something evil was poured into him— he will not get up again from the place where he lies.”
• Micah 7:5Do not trust in a friend. Do not trust in a close companion. Guard the openings of your mouth from her who lies on your breast.
• Matthew 26:23And He replied, “The one who dipped his hand in the bowl with Me, he’s the one who will betray Me.
• Mark 14:20He said to them, “It’s one of the Twelve, one who dips with Me in the bowl.
• John 13:18“I am not speaking to all of you—I know whom I have chosen. But so the Scripture may be fulfilled, ‘He who eats My bread has lifted up his heel against Me.’
• Daniel 11:10His sons will prepare for war and assemble a great army, which will advance and overflow and sweep through like a flood and carry the battle as far as his fortress.

Commentaries on Daniel 11:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26Yea, they that feed of the portion of his meat - This is the proof of what has been last noted, that the intrigues of Antiochus, corrupting the ministers and officers of Ptolemy, were the cause of all the disasters that felt on the Egyptian king. They that fed of the portion of his meat - who were in his confidence and pay, and possessed the secrets of the state, betrayed him; and these were the means of destroying him and his army, so that he was…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26Yea, they that feed of the portion of his meat shall destroy him - They of his own family; they who are nourished at his table; they who are his cabinet counselors, and professed and confidential friends. The meaning is, that they would prove treacherous and unfaithful. This is by no means improbable. Antiochus was powerful, and had seized upon Pelusium, and upon Memphis, and upon the fairest portions of Egypt. He was also in possession of the person of…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. 2626. they that feed of ... his meat--those from whom he might naturally have looked for help, his intimates and dependents (Psa 41:9; Joh 13:18); his ministers and guardians. his army shall overflow--Philometer's army shall be dissipated as water. The phrase is used of overflowing numbers, usually in a victorious sense, but here in the sense of defeat, the very numbers which ordinarily ensure victory, hastening the defeat through mismanagement. many shall…Read the comment

In the dictionaries

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

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