Daniel 11:20-22

New International Version

²⁰“His successor will send out a tax collector to maintain the royal splendor.^(A) In a few years, however, he will be destroyed, yet not in anger or in battle.

²¹“He will be succeeded by a contemptible^(B) person who has not been given the honor of royalty.^(C) He will invade the kingdom when its people feel secure, and he will seize it through intrigue. ²²Then an overwhelming army will be swept away^(D) before him; both it and a prince of the covenant will be destroyed.^(E)

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Daniel 11:20-22

Contemporary English Version

²⁰The next king of the north will try to collect taxes for the glory of his kingdom. However, he will come to a sudden end in some mysterious way, instead of in battle or because of someone's anger.

Part Two: The Evil King from the North

²¹The successor of this king of the north will be a worthless nobody, who doesn't even come from a royal family. He will suddenly appear and gain control of the kingdom by treachery. ²²Then he will destroy armies and remove God's chosen high priest.

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Daniel 11:20-22

New King James Version

²⁰“There shall arise in his place one who imposes taxes on the glorious kingdom; but within a few days he shall be destroyed, but not in anger or in battle. ²¹And in his place ^(A)shall arise a vile person, to whom they will not give the honor of royalty; but he shall come in peaceably, and seize the kingdom by intrigue. ²²With the ^[a]force of a ^(B)flood they shall be swept away from before him and be broken, ^(C)and also the prince of the covenant.