Daniel 11:20-28

New American Standard Bible

²⁰ “Then in his place one will arise who will ^(A)allow an ^[a]oppressor to pass through the ^[b]Jewel of his kingdom; yet within a few days he will be broken, though not in anger nor in battle. ²¹ And in his place a despicable person will arise, on whom the majesty of kingship has not been conferred; but he will come in a time of tranquility and ^(B)seize the kingdom by intrigue. ²² And the overflowing ^(C)forces will be flooded away from him and smashed, and also the prince of the covenant. ²³ After an alliance is made with him he will practice deception, and he will go up and gain power with a small force of people. ^24 [c]In a time of tranquility he will enter the ^(D)richest parts of the ^[d]realm, and he will accomplish what his fathers did not, nor his ^[e]ancestors; he will distribute plunder, spoils, and possessions among them, and he will devise his schemes against strongholds, but only for a time. ²⁵ And he will stir up his strength and ^[f]courage against the ^(E)king of the South with a large army; so the king of the South will mobilize an extremely large and mighty army for war; but he will not stand, because schemes will be devised against him. ²⁶ Those who eat his choice food will ^[g]destroy him, and his army will ^[h](F)overflow, but many will fall down slain. ²⁷ As for both kings, their hearts will be intent on ^(G)evil, and they will ^(H)speak lies to each other at the same table; but it will not succeed, because the ^(I)end is still to come at the appointed time. ²⁸ Then he will return to his land with much ^[i]plunder; but his heart will be set against the holy covenant, and he will take action and then return to his own land.