Daniel 11

New King James Version

Warring Kings of North and South

11 “Also^(A)in the first year of^(B)Darius the Mede, I,evenI, stood up to confirm and strengthen him.)² And now I will tell you the truth: Behold, three more kings will arise in Persia, and the fourth shall be far richer thanthemall; by his strength, through his riches, he shall stir up all against the realm of Greece.³ Then^(C)a mighty king shall arise, who shall rule with great dominion, and^(D)do according to his will.⁴ And when he has arisen,^(E)his kingdom shall be broken up and divided toward the four winds of heaven, but not among his posterity^(F)nor according to his dominion with which he ruled; for his kingdom shall be uprooted, even for others besides these.

Warring Kings of North and South

⁵ “Also the king of the South shall become strong, as well asoneof his princes; and he shall gain power over him and have dominion. His dominionshall bea great dominion.⁶ And at the end ofsomeyears they shall join forces, for the daughter of the king of the South shall go to the king of the North to make an agreement; but she shall not retain the power of her^[a]authority, and neither he nor his^[b]authority shall stand; but she shall be given up, with those who brought her, and with him who begot her, and with him who strengthened her inthosetimes.⁷ But from a branch of her rootsoneshall arise in his place, who shall come with an army, enter the fortress of the king of the North, and deal with them and prevail.⁸ And he shall also carry their gods captive to Egypt, with their^[c]princesandtheir precious articles of silver and gold; and he shall continuemoreyears than the king of the North.

⁹ “Alsothe king of the Northshall come to the kingdom of the king of the South, but shall return to his own land.¹⁰ However his sons shall stir up strife, and assemble a multitude of great forces; andoneshall certainly come^(G)and overwhelm and pass through; then he shall return^(H)to his fortress and stir up strife.

¹¹ “And the king of the South shall be^(I)moved with rage, and go out and fight with him, with the king of the North, who shall muster a great multitude; but the^(J)multitude shall be given into the hand of hisenemy.¹² When he has taken away the multitude, his heart will be^[d]lifted up; and he will cast down tens of thousands, but he will not prevail.¹³ For the king of the North will return and muster a multitude greater than the former, and shall certainly come at the end of some years with a great army and much equipment.

¹⁴ “Now in those times many shall rise up against the king of the South. Also,^[e]violent men of your people shall exalt themselves^[f]in fulfillment of the vision, but they shall^(K)fall.¹⁵ So the king of the North shall come and^(L)build a siege mound, and take a fortified city; and the^[g]forces of the South shall not withstandhim.Even his choice troopsshall haveno strength to resist.¹⁶ But he who comes against him^(M)shall do according to his own will, and^(N)no one shall stand against him. He shall stand in the Glorious Land with destruction in his^[h]power.

¹⁷ “He shall also^(O)set his face to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom, and^[i]upright ones with him; thus shall he do. And he shall give him the daughter of women to destroy it; but she shall not standwith him,^(P)or be for him.¹⁸ After this he shall turn his face to the coastlands, and shall take many. But a ruler shall bring the reproach against them to an end; and with the reproach removed, he shall turn back on him.¹⁹ Then he shall turn his face toward the fortress of his own land; but he shall^(Q)stumble and fall,^(R)and not be found.

²⁰ “There shall arise in his place one who imposes taxesonthe glorious kingdom; but within a few days he shall be destroyed, but not in anger or in battle.²¹ And in his place^(S)shall arise a vile person, to whom they will not give the honor of royalty; but he shall come in peaceably, and seize the kingdom by intrigue.²² With the^[j]force of a^(T)flood they shall be swept away from before him and be broken,^(U)and also the prince of the covenant.²³ And after the leagueis madewith him^(V)he shall act deceitfully, for he shall come up and become strong with a smallnumber ofpeople.²⁴ He shall enter peaceably, even into the richest places of the province; and he shall dowhathis fathers have not done, nor his forefathers: he shall disperse among them the plunder,^[k]spoil, and riches; and he shall devise his plans against the strongholds, butonlyfor a time.

²⁵ “He shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the South with a great army. And the king of the South shall be stirred up to battle with a very great and mighty army; but he shall not stand, for they shall devise plans against him.²⁶ Yes, those who eat of the portion of his delicacies shall destroy him; his army shall^[l]be swept away, and many shall fall down slain.²⁷ Both these kings’ heartsshall bebent on evil, and they shall speak lies at the same table; but it shall not prosper, for the endwillstillbeat the^(W)appointed time.²⁸ While returning to his land with great riches, his heart shall bemovedagainst the holy covenant; so he shall dodamageand return to his own land.

The Northern King’s Blasphemies

²⁹ “At the appointed time he shall return and go toward the south; but it shall not be like the former or the latter.^30 (X)For ships from^[m]Cyprus shall come against him; therefore he shall be grieved, and return in rage against the holy covenant, and dodamage.

“So he shall return and show regard for those who forsake the holy covenant.³¹ And^[n]forces shall be mustered by him,^(Y)and they shall defile the sanctuary fortress; then they shall take away the dailysacrifices,and placetherethe abomination of desolation.³² Those who do wickedly against the covenant he shall^[o]corrupt with flattery; but the people who know their God shall be strong, and carry outgreat exploits.³³ And those of the people who understand shall instruct many; yetfor manydays they shall fall by sword and flame, by captivity and plundering.³⁴ Now when they fall, they shall be aided with a little help; but many shall join with them by^[p]intrigue.³⁵ Andsomeof those of understanding shall fall,^(Z)to refine them, purifythem,and makethemwhite,untilthe time of the end; becauseit isstill for the appointed time.

³⁶ “Then the king shall do according to his own will: he shall^(AA)exalt and magnify himself above every god, shall speak blasphemies against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the wrath has been accomplished; for what has been determined shall be done.³⁷ He shall regard neither the^[q]God of his fathers nor the desire of women,^(AB)nor regard any god; for he shall exalt himself abovethemall.³⁸ But in their place he shall honor a god of fortresses; and a god which his fathers did not know he shall honor with gold and silver, with precious stones and pleasant things.³⁹ Thus he shall act against the strongest fortresses with a foreign god, which he shall acknowledge,andadvanceitsglory; and he shall cause them to rule over many, and divide the land for^[r]gain.

The Northern King’s Conquests

⁴⁰ “At the^(AC)time of the end the king of the South shall attack him; and the king of the North shall come against him^(AD)like a whirlwind, with chariots,^(AE)horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter the countries, overwhelmthem,and pass through.⁴¹ He shall also enter the Glorious Land, and manycountriesshall be overthrown; but these shall escape from his hand:^(AF)Edom, Moab, and the^[s]prominent people of Ammon.⁴² He shall stretch out his hand against the countries, and the land of^(AG)Egypt shall not escape.⁴³ He shall have power over the treasures of gold and silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt; also the Libyans and Ethiopiansshall follow^(AH)at his heels.⁴⁴ But news from the east and the north shall trouble him; therefore he shall go out with great fury to destroy and annihilate many.⁴⁵ And he shall plant the tents of his palace between the seas and^(AI)the glorious holy mountain;^(AJ)yet he shall come to his end, and no one will help him.