Daniel 11:3
Context11:3 Then a powerful king 1 will arise, exercising great authority and doing as he pleases.
Daniel 11:7
Context11:7 “There will arise in his 2 place one from her family line 3 who will come against their army and will enter the stronghold of the king of the north and will move against them successfully. 4
Daniel 11:20-21
Context11:20 There will arise after him 5 one 6 who will send out an exactor 7 of tribute to enhance the splendor of the kingdom, but after a few days he will be destroyed, 8 though not in anger or battle.
11:21 “Then there will arise in his place a despicable person 9 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.
Daniel 10:11
Context10:11 He said to me, “Daniel, you are of great value. 10 Understand the words that I am about to 11 speak to you. So stand up, 12 for I have now been sent to you.” When he said this 13 to me, I stood up shaking.


[11:3] 1 sn The powerful king mentioned here is Alexander the Great (ca. 336-323
[11:7] 2 sn The reference is to the king of Egypt.
[11:7] 3 tn Heb “the stock of her roots.”
[11:7] 4 tn Heb “will deal with them and prevail.”
[11:20] 3 tn Heb “on his place.”
[11:20] 4 sn The one who will send out an exactor of tribute was Seleucus IV Philopator (ca. 187-176
[11:20] 5 sn Perhaps this exactor of tribute was Heliodorus (cf. 2 Maccabees 3).
[11:20] 6 tn Heb “broken” or “shattered.”
[11:21] 4 sn This despicable person to whom the royal honor has not been rightfully conferred is Antiochus IV Epiphanes (ca. 175-164
[10:11] 5 tn Or “a treasured person”; KJV “a man greatly beloved”; NASB “man of high esteem.”
[10:11] 6 tn The Hebrew participle is often used, as here, to refer to the imminent future.