Daniel 11 (NET)

Daniel 11:1¹And in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood to strengthen him and to provide protection for him.)Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Dan 9:1Dan 5:31Acts 14:22Dan 10:18

Daniel 11:2²Now I will tell you the truth. “Three more kings will arise for Persia. Then a fourth king will be unusually rich, more so than all who preceded him. When he has amassed power through his riches, he will stir up everyone against the kingdom of Greece.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Ezra 4:5-6Amos 3:7Dan 11:25Dan 8:26Rev 21:5Dan 10:20-21Dan 7:5Dan 8:4John 10:35John 18:37-38

Daniel 11:3³Then a powerful king will arise, exercising great authority and doing as he pleases.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Dan 11:16Dan 11:36Dan 8:21Dan 5:19Dan 7:6Dan 4:35Dan 8:4-14Eph 1:11Heb 2:4Jas 1:18

Daniel 11:4⁴Shortly after his rise to power, his kingdom will be broken up and distributed toward the four winds of the sky —but not to his posterity or with the authority he exercised, for his kingdom will be uprooted and distributed to others besides these.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Dan 8:22Dan 8:8Jer 12:17Dan 7:2Dan 7:8Jer 12:15Jer 18:7Dan 7:6Eccl 2:18-19Eccl 4:8

Daniel 11:5⁵“Then the king of the south and one of his subordinates will grow strong. His subordinate will resist him and will rule a kingdom greater than his.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Dan 11:11Dan 11:14Dan 11:25Dan 11:3-4Dan 11:40Dan 11:8-9

Daniel 11:6⁶After some years have passed, they will form an alliance. Then the daughter of the king of the south will come to the king of the north to make an agreement, but she will not retain her power, nor will he continue in his strength. She, together with the one who brought her, her child, and her benefactor will all be delivered over at that time.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Dan 11:13Dan 11:15Dan 11:40Dan 11:7Job 38:15Ezek 30:21Ps 10:5Zech 11:16Ezek 38:8-9

Daniel 11:7⁷“There will arise in his place one from her family line who will come against their army and will enter the stronghold of the king of the north and will move against them successfully.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Dan 11:19-20Dan 11:38-39Ezek 17:18Isa 11:1Isa 9:14Jer 12:2Job 14:7Luke 12:20Mal 4:1Ps 109:8

Daniel 11:8⁸He will also take their gods into captivity to Egypt, along with their cast images and prized utensils of silver and gold. Then he will withdraw for some years from the king of the north.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Isa 37:19Isa 46:1-2Jer 43:12-13Dan 1:2-3Dan 10:3Deut 12:3Exod 12:12Gen 31:30Hos 10:5-6Hos 13:15

Daniel 11:9⁹Then the king of the north will advance against the empire of the king of the south, but will withdraw to his own land.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AI

Daniel 11:10¹⁰His sons 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 fortress.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Dan 11:26Dan 11:7Dan 9:26Jer 51:42Dan 11:22Dan 11:39-40Isa 25:12Isa 8:7-8Jer 46:7-8

Daniel 11:11¹¹“Then the king of the south 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.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Dan 8:7Dan 11:5Eccl 9:11-121 Kgs 20:131 Kgs 20:28Dan 11:44Dan 11:9-10Dan 2:38Jer 27:6Ps 33:16-17

Daniel 11:12¹²When the army is taken away, the king of the south will become arrogant. He will be responsible for the death of thousands and thousands of people, but he will not continue to prevail.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Pet 5:5Hab 2:4-61 Tim 3:62 Chr 25:192 Chr 26:162 Chr 32:252 Kgs 14:10Acts 12:22-23Dan 5:19-20Dan 5:23

Daniel 11:13¹³For the king of the north will again muster an army, one larger than before. At the end of some years he will advance with a huge army and enormous supplies.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Dan 12:7Dan 4:16Dan 11:6-7

Daniel 11:14¹⁴“In those times many will oppose the king of the south. Those who are violent among your own people will rise up in confirmation of the vision, but they will falter.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Acts 4:25-28Rev 17:17

Daniel 11:15¹⁵Then the king of the north will advance and will build siege mounds and capture a well-fortified city. The forces of the south will not prevail, not even his finest contingents. They will have no strength to prevail.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Ezek 17:17Jer 6:6Ezek 4:2Josh 1:5Prov 21:30-31Dan 11:6Dan 8:7Jer 33:4Jer 5:10Jer 52:4

Daniel 11:16¹⁶The one advancing against him will do as he pleases, and no one will be able to stand before him. He will prevail in the beautiful land, and its annihilation will be within his power.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Dan 8:9Dan 11:3Dan 11:36Dan 11:41Dan 8:4Dan 8:7Dan 11:45Isa 8:8Jer 3:19Josh 1:5

Daniel 11:17¹⁷His intention will be to come with the strength of his entire kingdom, and he will form alliances. He will give the king of the south a daughter in marriage in order to destroy the kingdom, but it will not turn out to his advantage.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Kgs 12:17Ezek 4:3Ezek 4:7Rom 8:312 Chr 20:3Dan 11:19Dan 9:26Ezek 17:17Ezek 25:2Luke 11:23

Daniel 11:18¹⁸Then he will turn his attention to the coastal regions and will capture many of them. But a commander will bring his shameful conduct to a halt; in addition, he will make him pay for his shameful conduct.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Hos 12:14Jer 31:10Zeph 2:11Jer 2:10Ezek 27:6Gen 10:4-5Isa 66:19Judg 1:7Matt 7:2

Daniel 11:19¹⁹He will then turn his attention to the fortresses of his own land, but he will stumble and fall, not to be found again.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Ezek 26:21Ps 37:36Jer 46:6Job 20:8Ps 27:2

Daniel 11:20²⁰There will arise after him one who will send out an exactor of tribute to enhance the splendor of the kingdom, but after a few days he will be destroyed, though not in anger or battle.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Isa 60:172 Kgs 23:35Dan 11:21Dan 11:7Deut 15:2-3Prov 30:33

Daniel 11:21²¹“Then there will arise in his place a despicable person to whom the royal honor has not been rightfully conferred. He will come on the scene in a time of prosperity and will seize the kingdom through deceit.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Dan 11:34Dan 8:25Judg 9:1-20Ps 55:211 Sam 3:132 Sam 15:2-6Dan 11:20Dan 11:32Dan 11:7Dan 7:8

Daniel 11:22²²Armies will be suddenly swept away in defeat before him; both they and a covenant leader will be destroyed.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Dan 11:10Dan 8:10-11Dan 9:26Dan 8:25Amos 8:8Amos 9:5Isa 8:7-8Nah 1:8Rev 12:15-16

Daniel 11:23²³After entering into an alliance with him, he will behave treacherously; he will ascend to power with only a small force.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Thess 2:9Dan 8:252 Cor 11:3Ezek 17:13-19Gen 34:13Prov 11:18Ps 52:2Rom 1:29

Daniel 11:24²⁴In a time of prosperity for the most productive areas of the province he will come and accomplish what neither his fathers nor their fathers accomplished. He will distribute loot, spoils, and property to his followers, and he will devise plans against fortified cities, but not for long.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Ezek 38:10Dan 7:25Judg 9:4Matt 9:4Neh 9:25Prov 17:8Prov 19:6Prov 23:7

Daniel 11:25²⁵He will rouse his strength and enthusiasm against the king of the south with a large army. The king of the south will wage war with a large and very powerful army, but he will not be able to prevail because of the plans devised against him.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Prov 28:25Dan 11:2Prov 15:18Dan 11:10

Daniel 11:26²⁶Those who share the king’s fine food will attempt to destroy him, and his army will be swept away; many will be killed in battle.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Dan 11:10John 13:182 Kgs 10:6-92 Kgs 8:142 Sam 4:2-12Dan 11:22Dan 11:40Mark 14:20Matt 26:23Mic 7:5-6

Daniel 11:27²⁷These two kings, their minds filled with evil intentions, will trade lies with one another at the same table. But it will not succeed, for there is still an end at the appointed time.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Ps 12:2Dan 11:35Hab 2:3Jer 9:3-5Dan 11:40Dan 8:19Jer 41:1-3Prov 12:20Prov 23:6-8Prov 26:23

Daniel 11:28²⁸Then the king of the north will return to his own land with much property. His mind will be set against the holy covenant. He will take action, and then return to his own land.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Acts 3:25Dan 11:22Dan 11:30-32Dan 8:24

Daniel 11:29²⁹At an appointed time he will again invade the south, but this latter visit will not turn out the way the former one did.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Isa 14:31Acts 17:26Dan 10:1Dan 11:23Dan 11:25Dan 8:19Gal 4:2

Daniel 11:30³⁰The ships of Kittim will come against him, leaving him disheartened. He will turn back and direct his indignation against the holy covenant. He will return and honor those who forsake the holy covenant.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Gen 10:4Num 24:24Dan 11:28Isa 23:12Jer 2:10Dan 7:25Isa 23:1Matt 24:10Rev 12:121 Chr 1:7

Daniel 11:31³¹His forces will rise up and profane the fortified sanctuary, stopping the daily sacrifice. In its place they will set up the abomination that causes desolation.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Dan 12:11Dan 9:27Matt 24:15Dan 8:11-13Mark 13:14Acts 13:40-41Ezek 24:21-22Luke 21:20Rev 17:12Dan 8:24

Daniel 11:32³²Then with smooth words he will defile those who have rejected the covenant. But the people who are loyal to their God will act valiantly.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Chr 28:9Ps 9:10John 17:3Zech 10:12Mic 5:7-92 Tim 2:1-31 John 2:3-4Zech 9:13-16Zech 12:3-7Zech 10:3-6

Daniel 11:33³³These who are wise among the people will teach the masses. However, they will fall by the sword and by the flame, and they will be imprisoned and plundered for some time.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:John 16:2Mal 2:7Matt 24:9Rev 13:7-10Dan 12:10Dan 12:3-4Heb 11:34Isa 32:3-4Rev 17:61 Cor 4:9

Daniel 11:34³⁴When they stumble, they will be granted some help. But many will unite with them deceitfully.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Matt 7:15Rom 16:181 John 4:1Acts 20:29-301 John 2:18-191 John 4:51 Tim 4:1-22 Cor 11:13-152 John 1:72 Pet 2:1-3

Daniel 11:35³⁵Even some of the wise will stumble, resulting in their refinement, purification, and cleansing until the time of the end, for it is still for the appointed time.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Zech 13:9Mal 3:2-4Rev 7:14Prov 17:3Rev 2:101 Pet 1:6-7Dan 12:10-11Jas 1:2Dan 11:40Dan 8:10

Daniel 11:36³⁶“Then the king will do as he pleases. He will exalt and magnify himself above every deity and he will utter presumptuous things against the God of gods. He will succeed until the time of wrath is completed, for what has been decreed must occur.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Rev 13:5-62 Thess 2:4Dan 11:16Dan 8:19Deut 10:17Isa 14:13Dan 2:47Isa 10:25Ps 136:2Rev 10:7

Daniel 11:37³⁷He will not respect the gods of his fathers—not even the god loved by women. He will not respect any god; he will elevate himself above them all.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Tim 4:32 Thess 2:4Isa 14:13Deut 21:11Deut 5:21Ezek 24:16Gen 3:16Gen 3:5Song 7:10

Daniel 11:38³⁸What he will honor is a god of fortresses—a god his fathers did not acknowledge he will honor with gold, silver, valuable stones, and treasured commodities.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Tim 4:1Isa 44:9Rev 13:12-17Rev 17:1-5Rev 18:12

Daniel 11:39³⁹He will attack mighty fortresses, aided by a foreign deity. To those who recognize him he will grant considerable honor. He will place them in authority over many people, and he will parcel out land for a price.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Rev 18:9-13

Daniel 11:40⁴⁰“At the time of the end the king of the south will attack him. Then the king of the north will storm against him with chariots, horsemen, and a large armada of ships. He will invade lands, passing through them like an overflowing river.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Dan 11:10Dan 11:35Isa 5:28Rev 16:12Dan 12:4Ezek 38:4Isa 21:1Jer 4:13Zech 9:14Dan 11:22

Daniel 11:41⁴¹Then he will enter the beautiful land. Many will fall, but these will escape: Edom, Moab, and the Ammonite leadership.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Jer 48:47Jer 49:6Dan 11:16Dan 11:45Dan 8:9Ezek 38:8-13Isa 11:13-15Jer 9:26

Daniel 11:42⁴²He will extend his power against other lands; the land of Egypt will not escape.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Ezek 29:14Rev 11:8Zech 10:10-11Zech 14:17

Daniel 11:43⁴³He will have control over the hidden stores of gold and silver, as well as all the treasures of Egypt. Libyans and Ethiopians will submit to him.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Chr 12:3Nah 3:9Exod 11:8Ezek 30:4-5Jer 46:9-10Judg 4:10Ezek 38:5

Daniel 11:44⁴⁴But reports will trouble him from the east and north, and he will set out in a tremendous rage to destroy and wipe out many.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Rev 19:19-21Dan 11:11Dan 11:30Ezek 38:9-12Rev 16:12Rev 17:13

Daniel 11:45⁴⁵He will pitch his royal tents between the seas toward the beautiful holy mountain. But he will come to his end, with no one to help him.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Thess 2:4Dan 8:252 Thess 2:8Dan 11:16Dan 11:41Dan 2:35Dan 7:26Ezek 38:22-23Ezek 39:2Isa 14:13