Daniel 11:20-21

11:20 There will arise after him 1  one 2  who will send out an exactor 3  of tribute to enhance the splendor of the kingdom, but after a few days he will be destroyed, 4  though not in anger or battle.

11:21 “Then there will arise in his place a despicable person 5  to whom the royal honor has not been rightfully conferred. He will come on the scene in a time of prosperity and will seize the kingdom through deceit.

1 tn Heb “on his place.”

2 sn The one who will send out an exactor of tribute was Seleucus IV Philopator (ca. 187-176 B.C.).

3 sn Perhaps this exactor of tribute was Heliodorus (cf. 2 Maccabees 3).

4 tn Heb “broken” or “shattered.”

5 sn This despicable person to whom the royal honor has not been rightfully conferred is Antiochus IV Epiphanes (ca. 175-164 B.C.).