Daniel 11:5-15

The Kings of the South and the North

5 "Then the king of the south shall be strong, but one of his princes shall be stronger than he b and shall rule, and his authority shall be a great authority. 6 After some years c they shall make an alliance, and the daughter of the king of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement. But she shall not retain the strength of her arm, and he and his arm shall not endure, but she shall be given up, and her attendants, he who fathered her, and he who supported 1 her in those times.

7 "And from a branch from her roots one shall arise in his place. He shall come against the army and enter the d fortress of the king of the north, and he shall deal with them and shall prevail. 8 He shall also carry off to Egypt their gods with their metal images and their precious e vessels of silver and gold, and for some years he shall refrain from attacking the king of the north. 9 Then the latter shall come into the realm of the king of the south but shall return to his own land.

10 "His sons shall wage war and assemble a multitude of great forces, which shall keep coming f and overflow and pass through, and again shall carry the war as far as his d fortress. 11 Then the king of the south, g moved with rage, shall come out and fight against the king of the north. h And he shall raise a great multitude, but it shall be given into his hand. 12 And when the multitude is taken away, his heart shall be exalted, and he shall cast down tens of thousands, but he shall not prevail. 13 For the king of the north shall again i raise a multitude, greater than the first. And j after some years 2 he shall come on with a great army and abundant supplies.

14 "In those times many shall rise against the king of the south, and the violent among your own people shall lift themselves up in order to fulfill the vision, but k they shall fail. 15 Then the king of the north shall come and l throw up siegeworks and take a well-fortified city. And the forces of the south shall not stand, or even his best troops, for there shall be no strength to stand.

  1. Cross References
    Daniel 7:6
    After this I looked, and behold, another, like a leopard, with four wings of a bird on its back. And the beast had four heads, and dominion was given to it.
  2. Cross References
    Daniel 11:23
    And from the time that an alliance is made with him he shall act deceitfully, and he shall become strong with a small people.
  3. Cross References
    Daniel 11:10
    His sons shall wage war and assemble a multitude of great forces, which shall keep coming and overflow and pass through, and again shall carry the war as far as his fortress.
    Daniel 11:19
    Then he shall turn his face back toward the fortresses of his own land, but he shall stumble and fall, and shall not be found.
    Daniel 11:38 - 39
    He shall honor the god of fortresses instead of these. A god whom his fathers did not know he shall honor with gold and silver, with precious stones and costly gifts.
  4. Cross References
    Daniel 11:43
    He shall become ruler of the treasures of gold and of silver, and all the precious things of Egypt, and the Libyans and the Cushites shall follow in his train.
  5. Cross References
    Daniel 11:26
    Even those who eat his food shall break him. His army shall be swept away, and many shall fall down slain.
    Daniel 11:40
    At the time of the end, the king of the south shall attack him, but the king of the north shall rush upon him like a whirlwind, with chariots and horsemen, and with many ships. And he shall come into countries and shall overflow and pass through.
    Isaiah 8:8
    And it will sweep on into Judah, it will overflow and pass on, reaching even to the neck, and its outspread wings will fill the breadth of your land, O Immanuel.
  6. Cross References
    Daniel 11:7
    And from a branch from her roots one shall arise in his place. He shall come against the army and enter the fortress of the king of the north, and he shall deal with them and shall prevail.
  7. Cross References
    Daniel 8:7
    I saw him come close to the ram, and he was enraged against him and struck the ram and broke his two horns. And the ram had no power to stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground and trampled on him. And there was no one who could rescue the ram from his power.
  8. Cross References
    Daniel 11:13
    For the king of the north shall again raise a multitude, greater than the first. And after some years he shall come on with a great army and abundant supplies.
  9. Cross References
    Daniel 11:11
    Then the king of the south, moved with rage, shall come out and fight against the king of the north. And he shall raise a great multitude, but it shall be given into his hand.
  10. Cross References
    Daniel 4:16
    Let his mind be changed from a man's, and let a beast's mind be given to him; and let seven periods of time pass over him.
  11. Cross References
    Daniel 11:19
    Then he shall turn his face back toward the fortresses of his own land, but he shall stumble and fall, and shall not be found.
    Daniel 11:33 - 34
    And the wise among the people shall make many understand, though for some days they shall stumble by sword and flame, by captivity and plunder.
  12. Cross References
    Ezekiel 4:2
    And put siegeworks against it, and build a siege wall against it, and cast up a mound against it. Set camps also against it, and plant battering rams against it all around.
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