Daniel 11:9-11
The Voice
9 But then, in later times, the king of the north will invade the provinces of the king of the south, but soon will be forced to withdraw to his own northern lands. 10 His sons will commit to war and assemble a powerful army, a force that will flood over the land, pass through the territories, and take the battle as far as the southern king’s fortress. 11 At this provocation, the enraged king of the south will rally a large force to repel the northern invaders. And though the king of the north had assembled a powerful army, it will go down in defeat.
Daniel 11:9-11
New English Translation
9 Then the king of the north[a] will advance against the empire of the king of the south, but will withdraw to his own land. 10 His sons[b] will wage war, mustering a large army that will advance like an overflowing river and carrying the battle all the way to the enemy’s[c] fortress.[d]
11 “Then the king of the south[e] will be enraged and will march out to fight against the king of the north, who will also muster a large army, but that army will be delivered into his hand.
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- Daniel 11:9 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king of the north) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Daniel 11:10 sn The sons of Seleucus II Callinicus were Seleucus III Ceraunus (ca. 227-223 b.c.) and Antiochus III the Great (ca. 223-187 b.c.).
- Daniel 11:10 tn Heb “his”; the referent (the enemy of the king of the north) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Daniel 11:10 tn Heb “and he will certainly come and overflow and cross over and return and be aroused unto a fortress.” The translation has attempted to simplify the syntax of this difficult sequence.
- Daniel 11:11 sn This king of the south refers to Ptolemy IV Philopator (ca. 221-204 b.c.).
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