Daniel 11:10

11:10 His sons ¹  will wage war, mustering a large army which will advance like an overflowing river and carrying the battle all the way to the enemy’s ²  fortress. ³ 

Daniel 11:40

11:40 “At the time of the end the king of the south will attack ⁴  him. Then the king of the north will storm against him ⁵  with chariots, horsemen, and a large armada of ships. ⁶  He ⁷  will invade lands, passing through them like an overflowing river. ⁸ 

[11:10]  ¹ sn The sons of Seleucus II Callinicus were Seleucus III Ceraunus (ca. 227-223 B.C.) and Antiochus III the Great (ca. 223-187 B.C.).

[11:10]  ² tn Heb “his”; the referent (the enemy of the king of the north) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[11:10]  ³ tn Heb “and he will certainly come and overflow and cross over and return and be aroused unto a fortress.” The translation has attempted to simplify the syntax of this difficult sequence.

[11:40]  ⁴ tn Heb “engage in thrusting.”

[11:40]  ⁵ tn The referent of the pronoun is most likely the king of the south, in which case the text describes the king of the north countering the attack of the king of the south.

[11:40]  ⁶ tn Heb “many ships.”

[11:40]  ⁷ tn This most likely refers to the king of the north who, in response to the aggression of the king of the south, launches an invasion of the southern regions.

[11:40]  ⁸ tn Heb “and will overflow and pass over.”