Daniel 11:3

11:3 Then a powerful king ¹  will arise, exercising great authority and doing as he pleases.

Daniel 11:7

11:7 “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

11:20 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

10:11 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 B.C.).

[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 B.C.).

[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 B.C.).

[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.

[10:11]  ⁷ tn Heb “stand upon your standing.”

[10:11]  ⁸ tn Heb “spoke this word.”