Daniel 10:13

¹¹ And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling.

¹² Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words.

But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia.

¹⁴ Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days.

¹⁵ And when he had spoken such words unto me, I set my face toward the ground, and I became dumb.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: However, the prince of the kingdom of Persia opposed me for twenty-one days. Then Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I had been left there with the kings of Persia.
KJV: But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia.
WEB: But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me twenty-one days; but, behold, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me because I remained there with the kings of Persia.
ASV: But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days; but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me: and I remained there with the kings of Persia.
DARBY: But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days; and behold, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia.
BLB: And the prince of the kingdom of Persia was standing in front of me [for] twenty-one days; and behold, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I had been left there alongside the kings of Persia.

ÅB: Perserrikets fyrste[^2] sto meg imot i en og tyve dager; men da kom Mikael, en av de fornemste fyrster[^3], og hjalp meg, så jeg fikk overhånd der hos kongene av Persia.
OTB: Men fyrsten av Persias rike stod imot meg i tjueen dager. Da kom Mikael, en av de fremste fyrstene, for å hjelpe meg, for jeg hadde blitt holdt tilbake der med kongene av Persia.
B1930: Perserrikets fyrste stod mig imot i en og tyve dager; men da kom Mikael, en av de fornemste fyrster, og hjalp mig, så jeg fikk overhånd der hos kongene av Persia. / < d.e. onde engel. DNL 10, 19.> / < DNL 12, 1. JUD 1, 9. ÅPE 12, 7.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Jude 1:9
Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.
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Daniel 12:1
And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
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Daniel 10:20–21
Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia shall come.
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Revelation 12:7
And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
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Ezra 4:4–6
Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building,
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Colossians 2:10
And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:
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1 Thessalonians 2:18
Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us.
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Ephesians 6:12
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
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