Daniel 11:7

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.

6 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.

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,

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

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 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.
KJV
But out of a branch of her roots shall one stand up in his estate, which shall come with an army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall prevail:
WEB
“But out of a shoot from her roots one will stand up in his place, who will come to the army and will enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and will deal against them and will prevail.
ASV
But out of a shoot from her roots shall one stand up in his place, who shall come unto the army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall prevail.
DARBY
But out of a shoot from her roots shall one stand up in his place, who shall come to the army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shew himself mighty.
BLB
And one will arise from a branch of her roots in his place. And he will come with an army, and he will come into the fortress of the king of the north, and he will deal with them and he will prevail.
ÅB
Men et av skuddene fra hennes røtter[^9] skal trede opp på hans plass; og han skal dra mot fiendens hær og trenge inn i Nordens konges[^10] festninger og gjøre med dem som han vil, og ha overmakt.
OTB
En fra hennes slektslinje vil reise seg for å ta hennes plass. Han vil angripe styrkene til kongen i nord og gå inn i hans festning; han vil kjempe mot dem og seire.
B1930
Men et av skuddene fra hennes røtter skal trede op på hans plass; og han skal dra mot fiendens hær og trenge inn i Nordens konges festninger og gjøre med dem som han vil, og ha overmakt. / < Ptolemeus Euergetes, en bror av Berenike.> / < Nordens konge er den syriske konge Seleukus Kallinikus.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Jeremiah 12:2

    You planted them, and they have taken root. They have grown and produced fruit. You are ever on their lips, but far from their hearts.

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  • Psalms 109:8

    May his days be few; may another take his position.

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  • Isaiah 9:14

    So the LORD will cut off Israel’s head and tail, both palm branch and reed in a single day.

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  • Psalms 49:10–13

    For it is clear that wise men die, and the foolish and the senseless both perish and leave their wealth to others.

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  • Daniel 11:19–20

    After this, he will turn back toward the fortresses of his own land, but he will stumble and fall and be no more.

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  • Daniel 11:38–39

    And in their place, he will honor a god of fortresses—a god his fathers did not know—with gold, silver, precious stones, and riches.

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  • Luke 12:20

    But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’

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  • Malachi 4:1

    “For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble; the day is coming when I will set them ablaze,” says the LORD of Hosts. “Not a root or branch will be left to them.”

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