Daniel 11:23-30

New American Standard Bible

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 [a]In a time of tranquility he will enter the ^(A)richest parts of the ^[b]realm, and he will accomplish what his fathers did not, nor his ^[c]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 ^[d]courage against the ^(B)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 ^[e]destroy him, and his army will ^[f](C)overflow, but many will fall down slain. ²⁷ As for both kings, their hearts will be intent on ^(D)evil, and they will ^(E)speak lies to each other at the same table; but it will not succeed, because the ^(F)end is still to come at the appointed time. ²⁸ Then he will return to his land with much ^[g]plunder; but his heart will be set against the holy covenant, and he will take action and then return to his own land.

²⁹ “At the appointed time he will return and come into the South, but ^[h]this last time it will not turn out the way it did before. ³⁰ For ships of ^[i](G)Kittim will come against him; therefore he will withdraw in fear and will return and curse the holy covenant and take action; so he will come back and pay attention to those who abandon the holy covenant.