Daniel 11:23

11:23 After ¹  entering into an alliance with him, he will behave treacherously; he will ascend to power with only a small force. ² 

Daniel 11:25

11:25 He will rouse his strength and enthusiasm ³  against the king of the south ⁴  with a large army. The king of the south will wage war with a large and very powerful army, but he will not be able to prevail because of the plans devised against him.

¹ tn The preposition מִן (min) is probably temporal here (so BDB 583 s.v. 7.c; cf. KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV), although it could also be understood here as indicating means (so J. Goldingay, Daniel [WBC], 279, n. 23a; cf. TEV, NLT).

² tn Heb “nation.”

³ tn Heb “heart.”

⁴ sn This king of the south was Ptolemy Philometer (ca. 181-145 B.C.).