13 (A)The prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me (B)twenty-one days, but (C)Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I was left there with the kings of Persia,

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13 But the prince of the kingdom of Persia opposed me for 21 days. Then Michael,(A) one of the chief princes, came to help me after I had been left there with the kings of Persia.(B)

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13 But for twenty-one days the spirit prince[a] of the kingdom of Persia blocked my way. Then Michael, one of the archangels,[b] came to help me, and I left him there with the spirit prince of the kingdom of Persia.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. 10:13a Hebrew the prince; also in 10:13c, 20.
  2. 10:13b Hebrew the chief princes.
  3. 10:13c As in one Greek version; Hebrew reads and I was left there with the kings of Persia. The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.

13 But the [a]prince of the kingdom of Persia was standing in opposition to me for twenty-one days. Then, behold, Michael, one of the chief [of the celestial] princes, came to help me, for I had been left there with the kings of Persia.

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 10:13 I.e. an evil angel representing the interests of Satan in Persia.

12-14 “‘Relax, Daniel,’ he continued, ‘don’t be afraid. From the moment you decided to humble yourself to receive understanding, your prayer was heard, and I set out to come to you. But I was waylaid by the angel-prince of the kingdom of Persia and was delayed for a good three weeks. But then Michael, one of the chief angel-princes, intervened to help me. I left him there with the prince of the kingdom of Persia. And now I’m here to help you understand what will eventually happen to your people. The vision has to do with what’s ahead.’

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