Daniel 11:25-29

11:25 He will rouse his strength and enthusiasm ¹  against the king of the south ²  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. 11:26 Those who share the king’s fine food will attempt to destroy him, and his army will be swept away; ³  many will be killed in battle. 11:27 These two kings, their minds ⁴  filled with evil intentions, will trade ⁵  lies with one another at the same table. But it will not succeed, for there is still an end at the appointed time. 11:28 Then the king of the north ⁶  will return to his own land with much property. His mind will be set against the holy covenant. He will take action, and then return to his own land. 11:29 At an appointed time he will again invade the south, but this latter visit will not turn out the way the former one did.

[11:25]  ¹ tn Heb “heart.”

[11:25]  ² sn This king of the south was Ptolemy Philometer (ca. 181-145 B.C.).

[11:26]  ³ tc The present translation reads יִשָׁטֵף (yishatef, passive) rather than the MT יִשְׁטוֹף (yishtof, active).

[11:27]  ⁵ tn Heb “heart.” So also in v. 28.

[11:27]  ⁶ tn Heb “speak.”

[11:28]  ⁷ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king of the north) has been specified in the translation for clarity.