Text -- Daniel 11:17 (NET)

11:17 His 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.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Dan 11:17

¹ tn Heb “and he will set his face.” Cf. vv. 18, 19.

² tc The present translation reads מֵישָׁרִים (mesharim, “alliances”) for the MT וִישָׁרִים (viysharim, “uprightness”).

³ tn Heb “him”; the referent (the king of the south) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁴ tn Heb “the daughter of the women.”

sn The daughter refers to Cleopatra, the daughter of Antiochus, who was given in marriage to Ptolemy V.