Daniel 11
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1In the first year that Darius the Mede was king, I stood up to support Michael in his fight against the prince of Persia.
Kingdoms of the South and North
2“Now then, Daniel, I tell you the truth: Three more kings will rule in Persia, and then a fourth king will come. He will be much richer than all the kings of Persia before him and will use his riches to get power. He will stir up everyone against the kingdom of Greece. 3Then a mighty king will come, who will rule with great power and will do anything he wants. 4After that king has come, his kingdom will be broken up and divided out toward the four parts of the world. His kingdom will not go to his descendants, and it will not have the power that he had, because his kingdom will be pulled up and given to other people.
5“The king of the South will become strong, but one of his commanders will become even stronger. He will begin to rule his own kingdom with great power. 6Then after a few years, a new friendship will develop. The daughter of the king of the South will marry the king of the North in order to bring peace. But she will not keep her power, and his family will not last. She, her husband, her child, and those who brought her to that country will be killed.
7“But a person from her family will become king of the South and will attack the armies of the king of the North. He will go into that king’s strong, walled city and will fight and win. 8He will take their gods, their metal idols, and their valuable things made of silver and gold back to Egypt. Then he will not bother the king of the North for a few years. 9Next, the king of the North will attack the king of the South, but he will be beaten back to his own country.
10“The sons of the king of the North will prepare for war. They will get a large army together that will move through the land very quickly, like a powerful flood. Later, that army will come back and fight all the way to the strong, walled city of the king of the South. 11Then the king of the South will become very angry and will march out to fight against the king of the North. The king of the North will have a large army, but he will lose the battle, 12and the soldiers will be carried away. The king of the South will then be very proud and will kill thousands of soldiers from the northern army, but he will not continue to be successful. 13The king of the North will gather another army, larger than the first one. After several years he will attack with a large army and many weapons.
14“In those times many people will be against the king of the South. Some of your own people who love to fight will turn against the king of the South, thinking it is time for God’s promises to come true. But they will fail. 15Then the king of the North will come. He will build ramps to the tops of the city walls and will capture a strong, walled city. The southern army will not have the power to fight back; even their best soldiers will not be strong enough to stop the northern army. 16So the king of the North will do whatever he wants; no one will be able to stand against him. He will gain power and control in the beautiful land of Israel and will have the power to destroy it. 17The king of the North will decide to use all his power to fight against the king of the South, but he will make a peace agreement with the king of the South. The king of the North will give one of his daughters as a wife to the king of the South so that he can defeat him. But those plans will not succeed or help him. 18Then the king of the North will turn his attention to cities along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea and will capture them. But a commander will put an end to the pride of the king of the North, turning his pride back on him. 19After that happens the king of the North will go back to the strong, walled cities of his own country, but he will lose his power. That will be the end of him.
20“The next king of the North will send out a tax collector so he will have plenty of money. In a few years that ruler will be killed, although he will not die in anger or in a battle.
21“That ruler will be followed by a very cruel and hated man, who will not have the honor of being from a king’s family. He will attack the kingdom when the people feel safe, and he will take power by lying to the people. 22He will sweep away in defeat large and powerful armies and even a prince who made an agreement. 23Many nations will make agreements with that cruel and hated ruler, but he will lie to them. He will gain much power, but only a few people will support him. 24The richest areas will feel safe, but that cruel and hated ruler will attack them. He will succeed where his ancestors did not. He will rob the countries he defeats and will give those things to his followers. He will plan to defeat and destroy strong cities, but he will be successful for only a short time.
25“That very cruel and hated ruler will have a large army that he will use to stir up his strength and courage. He will attack the king of the South. The king of the South will gather a large and very powerful army and prepare for war. But the people who are against him will make secret plans, and the king of the South will be defeated. 26People who were supposed to be his good friends will try to destroy him. His army will be swept away in defeat; many of his soldiers will be killed in battle. 27Those two kings will want to hurt each other. They will sit at the same table and lie to each other, but it will not do either one any good, because God has set a time for their end to come. 28The king of the North will go back to his own country with much wealth. Then he will decide to go against the holy agreement. He will take action and then return to his own country.
29“At the right time the king of the North will attack the king of the South again, but this time he will not be successful as he was before. 30Ships from the west will come and fight against the king of the North, so he will be afraid. Then he will return and show his anger against the holy agreement. He will be good to those who have stopped obeying the holy agreement.
31“The king of the North will send his army to make the Temple in Jerusalem unclean. They will stop the people from offering the daily sacrifice, and then they will set up a blasphemous object that brings destruction. 32The king of the North will tell lies and cause those who have not obeyed God to be ruined. But those who know God and obey him will be strong and fight back.
33“Those who are wise will help the others understand what is happening. But they will be killed with swords, or burned, or taken captive, or robbed of their homes and possessions. These things will continue for many days. 34When the wise ones are suffering, they will get a little help, but many who join the wise ones will not help them in their time of need. 35Some of the wise ones will be killed. But the hard times must come so they can be made stronger and purer and without faults until the time of the end comes. Then, at the right time, the end will come.
The King Who Praises Himself
36“The king of the North will do whatever he wants. He will brag about himself and praise himself and think he is even better than a god. He will say things against the God of gods that no one has ever heard. And he will be successful until all the bad things have happened. Then what God has planned to happen will happen. 37The king of the North will not care about the gods his ancestors worshiped or the god that women worship. He won’t care about any god. Instead, he will make himself more important than any god. 38The king of the North will worship power and strength, which his ancestors did not worship. He will honor the god of power with gold and silver, expensive jewels and gifts. 39That king will attack strong, walled cities with the help of a foreign god. He will give much honor to the people who join him, making them rulers in charge of many other people. And he will make them pay him for the land they rule.
40“At the time of the end, the king of the South will fight a battle against the king of the North. The king of the North will attack with chariots, soldiers on horses, and many large ships. He will invade many countries and sweep through their lands like a flood. 41The king of the North will attack the beautiful land of Judah. He will defeat many countries, but Edom, Moab, and the leaders of Ammon will be saved from him. 42The king of the North will show his power in many countries; Egypt will not escape. 43The king will get treasures of gold and silver and all the riches of Egypt. The Libyan and Nubian people will obey him. 44But the king of the North will hear news from the east and the north that will make him afraid and angry. He will go to destroy completely many nations. 45He will set up his royal tents between the sea and the beautiful mountain where the holy Temple is built. But, finally, his end will come, and no one will help him.
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The Holy Bible, New Century Version, Copyright © 2005 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
Daniel 11
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1In the first year of Darius the Mede, # Dn 5:31; 9:1 I stood up to strengthen and protect him. 2Now I will tell you the truth. # Dn 8:26; 10:1,21
Prophecies about Persia and Greece
“Three more kings will arise in Persia, and the fourth will be far richer than the others. By the power he gains through his riches, he will stir up everyone against the kingdom of Greece. # Dn 8:21; 10:20 3Then a warrior king will arise; he will rule a vast realm and do whatever he wants. # Dn 5:19; 8:4; 11:16,36 4But as soon as he is established, his kingdom will be broken up and divided to the four winds of heaven, # Jr 49:36; Ezk 37:9; Dn 7:2; 8:8; Zch 2:6; 6:5; Rv 7:1 but not to his descendants; it will not be the same kingdom that he ruled, because his kingdom will be uprooted and will go to others besides them. # Jr 12:15,17; 18:7
Kings of the South and the North
5“The king of the South # Dn 11:9,11,14,25,40 will grow powerful, but one of his commanders will grow more powerful and will rule a kingdom greater than his. 6After some years they will form an alliance, and the daughter of the king of the South will go to the king of the North # Dn 11:13,15,40 to seal the agreement. She will not retain power, and his strength will not endure. She will be given up, together with her entourage, her father, # Some Hb mss, Theod read the child ; Syr, Vg read her children and the one who supported her during those times. 7In the place of the king of the South, one from her family # Lit from the shoot of her roots will rise up, come against the army, and enter the fortress of the king of the North. He will take action against them and triumph. 8He will take even their gods captive to Egypt, with their metal images and their precious articles of silver and gold. # Is 37:19; 46:1-2; Jr 43:12-13 For some years he will stay away from the king of the North, 9who will enter the kingdom of the king of the South and then return to his own land.
10“His sons will mobilize for war and assemble a large number of armed forces. They will advance, sweeping through like a flood, # Lit advance and overflow and pass through # Is 8:8; Jr 46:7,8; 51:42; Dn 11:26,40 and will again wage war as far as his fortress. 11Infuriated, the king of the South will march out to fight with the king of the North who will raise a large army but they will be handed over to his enemy. 12When the army is carried off, he will become arrogant and cause tens of thousands to fall, but he will not triumph. 13The king of the North will again raise a multitude larger than the first. After some years # Lit At the end of the times # Dn 4:16; 12:7 he will advance with a great army and many supplies.
14“In those times many will rise up against the king of the South. Violent ones among your own people will assert themselves to fulfill a vision, but they will fail. 15Then the king of the North will come, build up an assault ramp, # Jr 6:6; Ezk 4:2; 17:17 and capture a well-fortified city. The forces of the South will not stand; even their select troops will not be able to resist. 16The king of the North who comes against him will do whatever he wants, # Dn 5:19; 11:3,36 and no one can oppose him. He will establish himself in the beautiful land # = Israel # Dn 8:9; 11:41 with total destruction in his hand. 17He will resolve # 2Kg 12:17; Ezk 4:3,7 to come with the force of his whole kingdom and will reach an agreement with him. # = the king of the South He will give him a daughter in marriage # Lit him the daughter of women to destroy it, # Perhaps the kingdom but she will not stand with him or support him. 18Then he will turn his attention to the coasts and islands # of the Mediterranean # Gn 10:5; Is 66:19; Jr 2:10; 31:10; Zph 2:11 and capture many. But a commander will put an end to his taunting; instead, he will turn his taunts against him. # Hs 12:14 19He will turn his attention back to the fortresses of his own land, but he will stumble, fall, # Ps 27:2; Jr 46:6 and be no more. # Jb 20:8; Ps 37:36; Ezk 26:21
20“In his place one will arise who will send out a tax collector # 2Kg 23:35 for the glory of the kingdom; but within a few days he will be shattered, though not in anger # Or not openly or in battle.
21“In his place a despised # Is 53:3 person will arise; royal honors will not be given to him, but he will come during a time of peace # Or come without warning # Dn 8:25; 11:24 and seize the kingdom by intrigue. 22A flood of forces will be swept away before him; they will be shattered, as well as the covenant prince. 23After an alliance is made with him, he will act deceitfully. He will rise to power with a small nation. # Or a few people 24During a time of peace, # Or Without warning he will come into the richest parts of the province # Nm 13:20; Neh 9:25; Ezk 34:14 and do what his fathers and predecessors never did. He will lavish plunder, loot, and wealth on his followers, and he will make plans against fortified cities, but only for a time.
25“With a large army he will stir up his power and his courage against the king of the South. The king of the South will prepare for battle with an extremely large and powerful army, but he will not succeed, because plots will be made against him. 26Those who eat his provisions # Dn 1:5,8,13,15 will destroy him; his army will be swept away, and many will fall slain. 27The two kings, whose hearts are bent on evil, will speak lies # Ps 12:2; Jr 9:3-5; 41:1-3 at the same table but to no avail, for still the end will come at the appointed time. # Dn 8:19; 11:35,40; Hab 2:3 28The king of the North will return to his land with great wealth, but his heart will be set against the holy covenant; # Or the Jewish people and religion he will take action, then return to his own land.
29“At the appointed time he will come again to the South, but this time # Lit but the last will not be like the first. 30Ships of Kittim # = the Romans # Gn 10:4; Nm 24:24; 1Ch 1:7; Is 23:1,12; Jr 2:10 will come against him, and being intimidated, he will withdraw. Then he will rage against the holy covenant and take action. On his return, he will favor those who abandon the holy covenant. 31His forces will rise up and desecrate the temple fortress. They will abolish the daily sacrifice # Dn 8:11-13; 12:11 and set up the abomination of desolation. # Dn 9:27; 12:11; Mt 24:15; Mk 13:14 32With flattery he will corrupt those who act wickedly toward the covenant, but the people who know their God will be strong and take action. # Mc 5:7-9; Zch 9:13-16; 10:3-6 33Those who are wise among the people # Mal 2:7 will give understanding to many, yet they will die by sword and flame, # Mt 24:9; Jn 16:2; Heb 11:36-38 and be captured and plundered for a time. 34When defeated, they will be helped by some, but many others will join them insincerely. # Dn 11:21,32; Mt 7:15; Ac 20:29,30; Rm 16:18 35Some of the wise will fall so that they may be refined, # Dt 8:16; Pr 17:3; Dn 12:10; Zch 13:9; Mal 3:2-3 purified, and cleansed # Dn 12:10 until the time of the end, for it will still come at the appointed time.
36“Then the king will do whatever he wants. # Dn 5:19; 11:3,16 He will exalt and magnify himself above every god, # Is 14:13; Dn 5:20; 8:11,25; 2Th 2:4 and he will say outrageous things against the God of gods. # Rv 13:5-6 He will be successful until the time of wrath is completed, # Is 10:25; 26:20; Dn 8:19 because what has been decreed will be accomplished. 37He will not show regard for the gods # Or God of his fathers, the god longed for by women, or for any other god, # 1Co 8:5-6 because he will magnify himself above all. 38Instead, he will honor a god of fortresses — a god his fathers did not know — with gold, silver, precious stones, and riches. 39He will deal with the strongest fortresses with the help of a foreign god. He will greatly honor those who acknowledge him, # Or those he acknowledges making them rulers over many and distributing land as a reward.
40“At the time of the end, the king of the South will engage him in battle, but the king of the North will storm against him # Is 5:28; Jr 4:13 with chariots, horsemen, and many ships. He will invade countries and sweep through them like a flood. # Dn 11:10,26; Zch 9:14 41He will also invade the beautiful land, # Is 11:14; Dn 8:9; 11:16 and many will fall. But these will escape from his power: Edom, Moab, and the prominent people # Lit the first of the Ammonites. # Jr 48:47; 49:6 42He will extend his power against the countries, and not even the land of Egypt will escape. 43He will get control over the hidden treasures of gold and silver and over all the riches of Egypt. The Libyans and Cushites will also be in submission. # Lit Cushites at his steps # 2Ch 12:3; Ezk 30:4; Nah 3:9 44But reports from the east # Rv 16:12 and the north will terrify him, and he will go out with great fury to annihilate and completely destroy many. 45He will pitch his royal tents between the sea and # Or the seas at the beautiful holy mountain, # Is 11:9; 27:13; 65:25; 66:20; Dn 9:16,20 but he will meet his end with no one to help him.
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