Daniel 11:5-19
1599 Geneva Bible
5 And the [a]King of the South shall be mighty, and one of [b]his princes, and shall prevail against him, and bear rule: his dominion shall be a great dominion.
6 And in the end of years they shall be joined together: for the King’s [c]daughter of the South shall come to the King of the North to make an agreement, but she shall not retain the power of the [d]arm, neither shall [e]he continue, nor his [f]arm: but she shall be delivered to death, and they that brought her, and he [g]that begat her, and he that comforted her, in these times.
7 But out of the bud of her [h]roots shall one stand up in his stead, [i]which shall come with an army, and shall enter into the fortress of the King of the North, and do with them as he list, and shall prevail,
8 And shall also carry captives into Egypt their gods: with their molten images, and with their precious vessels of silver and of gold, and he shall continue [j]more years than the king of the North.
9 So the king of the South shall come into his kingdom, and shall return into his own land.
10 Wherefore his [k]sons shall be stirred up, and shall assemble a mighty great army: and one [l]shall come, and overflow, and pass through: then shall he [m]return, and be stirred up at his fortress.
11 And the King of the South shall be angry, and shall come forth, and fight with him, even with the king of the North: for he shall set forth a great [n]multitude, and the multitude shall be given into his hand.
12 Then the multitude shall be proud, and their heart shall be lifted up: for he shall cast down thousands: but he shall not still prevail,
13 For the King of the North [o]shall return, and shall set forth a greater multitude than afore, and shall come forth (after certain years) with a mighty army, and great riches.
14 And at the same time there shall [p]many stand up against the king of the South: also the rebellious children of thy [q]people shall exalt themselves to establish the vision, but they shall fall.
15 So the King of the North shall come, and cast up a mount, and take the strong city: and the arms of the South shall [r]not resist, neither his chosen people, neither shall there be any strength to withstand.
16 But he that shall come, shall do unto him as he list, and none shall stand against him: and he shall stand in the [s]pleasant land, which by his hand shall be consumed.
17 Again he shall [t]set his face to enter with the power of his whole kingdom, and his confederates with him: thus shall he do, and he shall give him the [u]daughter of women to destroy [v]her: but [w]she shall not stand on his side, neither be for him.
18 After this shall he turn his face unto the [x]isles, and shall take many, but a prince [y]shall cause his shame to light upon him, besides that he shall cause his own shame to turn upon [z]himself.
19 For he shall turn his face toward the forts of [aa]his own land: but he shall be overthrown and fall, and be no more [ab]found.
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- Daniel 11:5 To wit, Ptolemy king of Egypt.
- Daniel 11:5 That is, Antiochus the son of Seleucus, and one of Alexander’s princes shall be more mighty: for he should have both Asia and Syria.
- Daniel 11:6 That is, Berenice the daughter of Ptolemy Philadelphus shall be given in marriage to Antiochus Theos, thinking by this affinity that Syria and Egypt should have a continual peace together.
- Daniel 11:6 That force and strength shall not continue: for soon after Berenice and her young son after her husband’s death, was slain of her stepson Seleucus Callinicus the son of Laodice, the lawful wife of Antiochus, but put away for this woman’s sake.
- Daniel 11:6 Neither Ptolemy nor Antiochus.
- Daniel 11:6 Some read, seed, meaning, the child begotten of Berenice.
- Daniel 11:6 Some read, she that begate her, and thereby understand her nurse, which brought her up: so that all they that were occasion of this marriage, were destroyed.
- Daniel 11:7 Meaning, that Ptolemeus Euergetes after the death of his father Philadelphus should succeed in the kingdom being of the same stock that Berenice was.
- Daniel 11:7 To revenge the sister’s death against Antiochus Callinicus king of Syria.
- Daniel 11:8 For this Ptolemy reigned six and forty years.
- Daniel 11:10 Meaning, Seleucus and Antiochus the great, the sons of Callinicus, shall make war against Ptolemy Philopater the son of Philadelphus.
- Daniel 11:10 For his elder brother Seleucus died, or was slain while the wars were preparing.
- Daniel 11:10 That is, Philopater when he shall see Antiochus to take great dominions from him in Syria, and also ready to invade Egypt.
- Daniel 11:11 For Antiochus had six thousand horsemen, and threescore thousand footmen.
- Daniel 11:13 After the death of Ptolemy Philopater, who left Ptolemeus Epiphanes his heir.
- Daniel 11:14 For not only Antiochus came against him but also Philip King of Macedonia, and these two brought great power with them.
- Daniel 11:14 For under Onias which falsely alleged that place of Isa. 19:19, certain of the Jews retired with him into Egypt to fulfill this prophecy: also the Angel showeth that all these troubles which are in the Church, are by the providence and counsel of God.
- Daniel 11:15 The Egyptians were not able to resist Scopas Antiochus’ captain.
- Daniel 11:16 He showeth that he shall not only afflict the Egyptians, but also the Jews, and shall enter into their country, whereof he admonisheth them before, that they may know that all these things came by God’s providence.
- Daniel 11:17 This was the second battle that Antiochus fought against Ptolemy Epiphanes.
- Daniel 11:17 To wit, a beautiful woman which was Cleopatra Antiochus’ daughter.
- Daniel 11:17 For he regarded not the life of his daughter in respect of the kingdom of Egypt.
- Daniel 11:17 She shall not agree to his wicked counsel, but shall love her husband, as her duty requireth, and not seek his destruction.
- Daniel 11:18 That is, toward Asia, Greece, and those isles which are in the sea called Mediterranean: for the Jews called all countries isles which were divided from them by sea.
- Daniel 11:18 For whereas Antiochus was wont to contemn the Romans, and put their ambassadors to shame in all places, Atilius the Consul, or Lucius Scipio put him to flight, and caused his shame to turn on his own head.
- Daniel 11:18 By his wicked life, and obeying of foolish counsel.
- Daniel 11:19 For fear of the Romans he shall flee to his holds.
- Daniel 11:19 For when as under the pretence of poverty he would have robbed the Temple of Jupiter Dodomeus, the countrymen slew him.
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