Daniel 11:10

⁸ He will take even their gods captive to Egypt, with their metal images and their precious vessels of silver and gold. For some years he will stay away from the king of the North,

⁹ who will invade the realm of the king of the South and then return to his own land.

But his sons will stir up strife and assemble a great army, which will advance forcefully, sweeping through like a flood, and will again carry the battle as far as his fortress.

¹¹ In a rage, the king of the South will march out to fight the king of the North, who will raise a large army, but it will be delivered into the hand of his enemy.

¹² When the army is carried off, the king of the South will be proud in heart and will cast down tens of thousands, but he will not triumph.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: But his sons will stir up strife and assemble a great army, which will advance forcefully, sweeping through like a flood, and will again carry the battle as far as his fortress.
KJV: But his sons shall be stirred up, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces: and one shall certainly come, and overflow, and pass through: then shall he return, and be stirred up, even to his fortress.
WEB: His sons will wage war, and will assemble a multitude of great forces which will come on, and overflow, and pass through. They will return and wage war, even to his fortress.
ASV: And his sons shall war, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces, which shall come on, and overflow, and pass through; and they shall return and war, even to his fortress.
DARBY: And his sons shall be stirred up, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces; and one shall certainly come, and overflow, and pass through; and he shall return and carry the war even to his fortress.
BLB: And his sons will stir up strife, and they will gather a multitude of great forces, and it will keep coming coming [continually], and will flow over and pass through, and it will return and carry the war as far as his fortress.

ÅB: Og hans sønner[^12] skal ruste seg til strid og samle en veldig krigshær, og den skal dra inn i landet og oversvømme og overskylle det; så skal den komme igjen, og krigen skal føres helt fram til hans festning[^13].
OTB: Hans etterkommere vil forberede seg til krig og samle en stor hær, som vil rykke frem som en ustoppelig flom og føre slaget helt til hans festning.
B1930: Og hans sønner skal ruste sig til strid og samle en veldig krigshær, og den skal dra inn i landet og oversvømme og overskylle det; så skal den komme igjen, og krigen skal føres helt frem til hans festning. / < Kallinikus' sønner, Seleukus Keraunus og Antiokus den store.> / < den egyptiske konge Ptolemeus Filopators festning Rafia.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Daniel 11:26
Those who eat from his provisions will seek to destroy him; his army will be swept away, and many will fall slain.
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Daniel 9:26
Then after the sixty-two weeks the Messiah will be cut off and will have nothing. Then the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood, and until the end there will be war; desolations have been decreed.
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Daniel 11:7
But one from her family line will rise up in his place, come against the army of the king of the North, and enter his fortress, fighting and prevailing.
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Jeremiah 51:42
The sea has come up over Babylon; she is covered in turbulent waves.
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Daniel 11:22
Then a flood of forces will be swept away before him and destroyed, along with a prince of the covenant.
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Daniel 11:39–40
He will attack the strongest fortresses with the help of a foreign god and will greatly honor those who acknowledge him, making them rulers over many and distributing the land for a price.
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Isaiah 25:12
The high-walled fortress will be brought down, cast to the ground, into the dust.
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Jeremiah 46:7–8
Who is this, rising like the Nile, like rivers whose waters churn?
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