Daniel 11:6

4 But as soon as he is established, his kingdom will be broken up and parceled out toward the four winds of heaven. It will not go to his descendants, nor will it have the authority with which he ruled, because his kingdom will be uprooted and given to others.

5 The king of the South will grow strong, but one of his commanders will grow even stronger and will rule his own kingdom with great authority.

After some years they will form an alliance, and the daughter of the king of the South will go to the king of the North to seal the agreement. But his daughter will not retain her position of power, nor will his strength endure. At that time she will be given up, along with her royal escort and her father and the one who supported her.

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.

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,

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
After some years they will form an alliance, and the daughter of the king of the South will go to the king of the North to seal the agreement. But his daughter will not retain her position of power, nor will his strength endure. At that time she will be given up, along with her royal escort and her father and the one who supported her.
KJV
And in the end of years they shall join themselves together; for the king’s daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain the power of the arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm: but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in these times.
WEB
At the end of years they will join themselves together; and 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 the strength of her arm. He will also not stand, nor will his arm; but she will be given up, with those who brought her, and he who became the father of her, and he who strengthened her in those times.
ASV
And at the end of years they shall join themselves together; 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; neither shall he stand, nor his arm; but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in those times.
DARBY
And after the course of years they shall join affinity; and the king's daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make equitable conditions: but she shall not retain the strength of her arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm; and she shall be given up, she and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in [those] times.
BLB
And at the end of years they will be united. And the daughter of the king of the south will come to the king of the north to make an agreement; she will not retain the strength of her arm, and neither will he stand, [nor] his arm. And she will be given up, and those who brought her, and the one who begat her, and the one who strengthened her in those times.
ÅB
Og mange år etter skal de inngå forbund med hverandre; en datter av Sydens konge skal komme til Nordens konge[^6] for å skape vennskap mellom dem; men hun skal ikke lenge formå å utrette noe, og hverken han[^7] eller datteren som skulle hjelpe ham, skal holde stand, men hun og de som førte henne dit, og hennes far og han som tok imot henne[^8], skal miste livet på den for hver av dem bestemte tid.
OTB
Etter noen år vil de danne en allianse. Datteren til kongen i sør vil gå til kongen i nord for å inngå en avtale, men hun vil ikke beholde sin makt, og heller ikke han vil holde ut; hun vil bli overgitt, sammen med de som brakte henne og hennes far og den som støttet henne.
B1930
Og mange år efter skal de inngå forbund med hverandre; en datter av Sydens konge skal komme til Nordens konge for å skape vennskap mellem dem; men hun skal ikke lenge formå å utrette noget, og hverken han eller datteren som skulde hjelpe ham, skal holde stand, men hun og de som førte henne dit, og hennes far og han som tok imot henne, skal miste livet på den for hver av dem bestemte tid. / < den egyptiske konge Ptolemeus Filadelfus gav den syriske konge Antiokus Teos sin datter Berenike til ekte.> / < Ptolemeus.> / < Antiokus, Berenike og hennes venner blev drept.>

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  • Daniel 11:13

    For the king of the North will raise another army, larger than the first, and after some years he will advance with a great army and many supplies.

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  • Daniel 11:40

    At the time of the end, the king of the South will engage him in battle, but the king of the North will storm out against him with chariots, horsemen, and many ships, invading many countries and sweeping through them like a flood.

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  • Daniel 11:15

    Then the king of the North will come, build up a siege ramp, and capture a fortified city. The forces of the South will not stand; even their best troops will not be able to resist.

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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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  • Job 38:15

    Light is withheld from the wicked, and their upraised arm is broken.

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  • Psalms 10:5

    He is secure in his ways at all times; Your lofty judgments are far from him; he sneers at all his foes.

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  • Ezekiel 30:21

    “Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt. See, it has not been bound up for healing, or splinted for strength to hold the sword.

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  • Zechariah 11:16

    For behold, I will raise up a shepherd in the land who will neither care for the lost, nor seek the young, nor heal the broken, nor sustain the healthy, but he will devour the flesh of the choice sheep and tear off their hooves.

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