Daniel 11:9-12

11:9 Then the king of the north ¹  will advance against the empire of the king of the south, but will withdraw to his own land. 11:10 His sons ²  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 ³  fortress. ⁴ 

11:11 “Then the king of the south ⁵  will be enraged and will march out to fight against the king of the north, who will also muster a large army, but that army will be delivered into his hand. 11:12 When the army is taken away, the king of the south will become arrogant. ⁶  He will be responsible for the death ⁷  of thousands and thousands of people, ⁸  but he will not continue to prevail.

[11:9]  ¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king of the north) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[11:10]  ² 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]  ³ tn Heb “his”; the referent (the enemy of the king of the north) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[11:10]  ⁴ 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.

[11:11]  ³ sn This king of the south refers to Ptolemy IV Philopator (ca. 221-204 B.C.).

[11:12]  ⁴ tn Heb “his heart will be lifted up.” The referent (the king of the south) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[11:12]  ⁵ tn Heb “cause to fall.”

[11:12]  ⁶ tn Heb “of myriads.”