Daniel 11
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Also I in the first year of Darius the Mede, even I, stood to confirm and to strengthen him.
And now will I shew thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all: and by his strength through his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia.
And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will.
And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside those.
And the king of the south shall be strong, and one of his princes; and he shall be strong above him, and have dominion; his dominion shall be a great dominion.

the king. Ptolemy Lagus, king of Egypt, Cyrene, etc.

Daniel 11:8,9,11,14,25,40 And shall also carry captives into Egypt their gods, with their princes, …

and one.

Daniel 11:3,4 And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, …

he shall. Selencus Nicator, who had Syria, etc., to which he added Macedonia and Thrace.

And in the end of years they shall join themselves together; for the king's daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain the power of the arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm: but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in these times.

the end.

Daniel 11:13 For the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude …

Ezekiel 38:8,9 After many days you shall be visited: in the latter years you shall …

join themselves. Heb. associate themselves. for the king's. After many wars between Ptolemy Philadelphus, king of Egypt, and Antiochus Theos, king of Syria, they agreed to make peace, on condition that the latter should put away his wife Laodice, and her sons, and marry Berenice, Ptolemy's daughter.

king.

Daniel 11:7,13,15,40 But out of a branch of her roots shall one stand up in his estate, …

an agreement. Heb. rights. retain.

Job 38:15 And from the wicked their light is withheld, and the high arm shall be broken.

Psalm 10:5 His ways are always grievous; your judgments are far above out of …

Ezekiel 30:21 Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and, …

Zechariah 11:16 For, see, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, which shall not …

she shall be. Antiochus recalled Laodice, who, fearing another change, caused him to be poisoned, and Berenice and her son to be murdered, and set her son Callinicus on the throne.

he that begat her. or, whom she brought forth. he that strengthened. Her father Ptolemy, who died a few years before.

But out of a branch of her roots shall one stand up in his estate, which shall come with an army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall prevail:
And shall also carry captives into Egypt their gods, with their princes, and with their precious vessels of silver and of gold; and he shall continue more years than the king of the north.
So the king of the south shall come into his kingdom, and shall return into his own land.
But his sons shall be stirred up, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces: and one shall certainly come, and overflow, and pass through: then shall he return, and be stirred up, even to his fortress.
And the king of the south shall be moved with choler, and shall come forth and fight with him, even with the king of the north: and he shall set forth a great multitude; but the multitude shall be given into his hand.
And when he hath taken away the multitude, his heart shall be lifted up; and he shall cast down many ten thousands: but he shall not be strengthened by it.
For the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former, and shall certainly come after certain years with a great army and with much riches.
And in those times there shall many stand up against the king of the south: also the robbers of thy people shall exalt themselves to establish the vision; but they shall fall.
So the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mount, and take the most fenced cities: and the arms of the south shall not withstand, neither his chosen people, neither shall there be any strength to withstand.
But he that cometh against him shall do according to his own will, and none shall stand before him: and he shall stand in the glorious land, which by his hand shall be consumed.
He shall also set his face to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom, and upright ones with him; thus shall he do: and he shall give him the daughter of women, corrupting her: but she shall not stand on his side, neither be for him.
After this shall he turn his face unto the isles, and shall take many: but a prince for his own behalf shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease; without his own reproach he shall cause it to turn upon him.
Then he shall turn his face toward the fort of his own land: but he shall stumble and fall, and not be found.
Then shall stand up in his estate a raiser of taxes in the glory of the kingdom: but within few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle.

estate. or, place.

a raiser of taxes in the. Heb. one that causeth an exactor to pass over the, etc. Seleucus Philopater, who levied on his subjects the tribute imposed on his father, and was poisoned by his treasurer Heliodorus.

Deuteronomy 15:2,3 And this is the manner of the release: Every creditor that lends …

2 Kings 23:35 And Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh; but he taxed …

anger. Heb. angers.

Proverbs 30:33 Surely the churning of milk brings forth butter, and the wringing …

And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.
And with the arms of a flood shall they be overflown from before him, and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant.
And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people.
He shall enter peaceably even upon the fattest places of the province; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers' fathers; he shall scatter among them the prey, and spoil, and riches: yea, and he shall forecast his devices against the strong holds, even for a time.
And 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 forecast devices against him.

stir up.

Daniel 11:2,10 And now will I show you the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet …

Proverbs 15:18 A wrathful man stirs up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeases strife.

Proverbs 28:25 He that is of a proud heart stirs up strife: but he that puts his …

the south with. Antiochus defeated the army of Ptolemy Philometor, and in the next campaign made himself master of all Egypt, except Alexandria. While they had frequent conferences at the same table, they spoke lies to each other; and the former returned to Syria laden with riches.

Yea, they that feed of the portion of his meat shall destroy him, and his army shall overflow: and many shall fall down slain.
And both these kings' hearts shall be to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table; but it shall not prosper: for yet the end shall be at the time appointed.

hearts. Heb. their hearts. shall be to.

2 Samuel 13:26 Then said Absalom, If not, I pray you, let my brother Amnon go with …

Psalm 12:2 They speak vanity every one with his neighbor: with flattering lips …

Psalm 52:1 Why boast you yourself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of …

Psalm 58:2 Yes, in heart you work wickedness; you weigh the violence of your …

Psalm 64:6 They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both …

Proverbs 12:20 Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors …

Proverbs 23:6-8 Eat you not the bread of him that has an evil eye, neither desire …

Proverbs 26:23 Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.

speak lies.

Psalm 62:9 Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a …

Jeremiah 9:3-5 And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are …

Jeremiah 41:1-3 Now it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of …

but.

Proverbs 19:21 There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel …

Ezekiel 17:9 Say you, Thus said the Lord GOD; Shall it prosper? shall he not pull …

yet.

Daniel 11:29,35,40 At the time appointed he shall return, and come toward the south; …

Daniel 8:19 And he said, Behold, I will make you know what shall be in the last …

Daniel 10:1 In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed to …

Habakkuk 2:3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall …

Acts 1:7 And he said to them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, …

Acts 17:31 Because he has appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world …

1 Thessalonians 5:1 But of the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need that …

Then shall he return into his land with great riches; and his heart shall be against the holy covenant; and he shall do exploits, and return to his own land.
At the time appointed he shall return, and come toward the south; but it shall not be as the former, or as the latter.
For the ships of Chittim shall come against him: therefore he shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation against the holy covenant: so shall he do; he shall even return, and have intelligence with them that forsake the holy covenant.
And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate.

arms.

Daniel 8:24 And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall …

Revelation 17:12 And the ten horns which you saw are ten kings, which have received …

they shall pollute.

Daniel 8:11 Yes, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by …

Daniel 12:11 And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and …

Lamentations 1:10 The adversary has spread out his hand on all her pleasant things: …

Lamentations 2:7 The LORD has cast off his altar, he has abhorred his sanctuary, he …

Ezekiel 7:20,21 As for the beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty…

Ezekiel 9:7 And he said to them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the …

Ezekiel 24:21,22 Speak to the house of Israel, Thus said the Lord GOD; Behold, I will …

shall take.

Daniel 8:12,13,26 And an host was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason of …

Daniel 9:27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week…

the abomination.

Daniel 8:13 Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said to that certain …

Daniel 9:27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week…

Daniel 12:11 And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and …

Matthew 24:15 When you therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken …

Mark 13:14 But when you shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by …

Luke 21:20 And when you shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know …

maketh desolate. or, astonisheth.

Acts 13:40,41 Beware therefore, lest that come on you, which is spoken of in the prophets…

And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits.

shall be.

Proverbs 19:5 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaks lies …

Proverbs 26:28 A lying tongue hates those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering …

corrupt. or, cause to dissemble.

2 Thessalonians 2:9-12 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power …

Revelation 13:12-15 And he excercises all the power of the first beast before him…

the people.

1 Chronicles 28:9 And you, Solomon my son, know you the God of your father, and serve …

Psalm 9:10 And they that know your name will put their trust in you: for you, …

Jeremiah 31:34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbor, and every man …

John 17:3 And this is life eternal, that they might know you the only true …

2 Corinthians 4:3-6 But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost…

1 John 2:3,4 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments…

1 John 5:20 And we know that the Son of God is come, and has given us an understanding, …

shall be.

Micah 5:7-9 And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the middle of many people as …

Micah 7:15-17 According to the days of your coming out of the land of Egypt will …

Zechariah 9:13-16 When I have bent Judah for me, filled the bow with Ephraim, and raised …

Zechariah 10:3-6,12 My anger was kindled against the shepherds, and I punished the goats: …

Zechariah 12:3-7 And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all …

Zechariah 14:1-4 Behold, the day of the LORD comes, and your spoil shall be divided …

Malachi 4:2 But to you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise …

2 Timothy 2:1-3 You therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus…

Hebrews 10:32,33 But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after you were …

Revelation 6:11 And white robes were given to every one of them; and it was said …

Revelation 7:9,10 After this I beheld, and, see, a great multitude, which no man could …

Revelation 12:7-11 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against …

And they that understand among the people shall instruct many: yet they shall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, many days.

understand.

Daniel 12:3,4,10 And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament…

Isaiah 32:3,4 And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them …

Zechariah 8:20-23 Thus said the LORD of hosts; It shall yet come to pass, that there …

Malachi 2:7 For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek …

Matthew 13:11,51,52 He answered and said to them, Because it is given to you to know …

Matthew 28:20 Teaching them to observe all things whatever I have commanded you: …

Luke 24:44-47 And he said to them, These are the words which I spoke to you, while …

Acts 4:2-4 Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus …

Acts 11:26 And when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. And it came …

Acts 14:21 And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had taught …

2 Timothy 2:24,25 And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle to all …

yet.

Matthew 10:21 And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father …

Matthew 20:23 And he said to them, You shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized …

Matthew 24:9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: …

John 16:2 They shall put you out of the synagogues: yes, the time comes, that …

Acts 12:2,3 And he killed James the brother of John with the sword…

1 Corinthians 4:9 For I think that God has set forth us the apostles last, as it were …

2 Timothy 1:12 For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am …

2 Timothy 4:6 For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand.

Hebrews 11:34 Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out …

Revelation 1:9 I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and …

Revelation 2:13 I know your works, and where you dwell, even where Satan's seat is: …

Revelation 6:9 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the …

Revelation 7:14 And I said to him, Sir, you know. And he said to me, These are they …

Revelation 13:7-10 And it was given to him to make war with the saints, and to overcome …

Revelation 17:6 And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with …

Now when they shall fall, they shall be holpen with a little help: but many shall cleave to them with flatteries.
And some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make them white, even to the time of the end: because it is yet for a time appointed.

some.

Daniel 11:33 And they that understand among the people shall instruct many: yet …

Daniel 8:10 And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down …

Matthew 16:17 And Jesus answered and said to him, Blessed are you, Simon Barjona: …

Matthew 26:56,69-75 But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might …

John 20:25 The other disciples therefore said to him, We have seen the LORD. …

Acts 13:13 Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga …

Acts 15:37-39 And Barnabas determined to take with them John, whose surname was Mark…

to try.

Daniel 12:10 Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked …

Deuteronomy 8:2,3,16 And you shall remember all the way which the LORD your God led you …

2 Chronicles 32:31 However, in the business of the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon…

Proverbs 17:3 The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD …

Zechariah 13:9 And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine …

Malachi 3:2-4 But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when …

Malachi 4:1-3 For, behold, the day comes, that shall burn as an oven; and all the …

James 1:2 My brothers, count it all joy when you fall into divers temptations;

1 Peter 1:6,7 Wherein you greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, …

Revelation 2:10 Fear none of those things which you shall suffer: behold, the devil …

them. or, by them. even.

Daniel 11:29,40 At the time appointed he shall return, and come toward the south; …

Daniel 8:17,19 So he came near where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and …

Daniel 9:27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week…

Daniel 10:1 In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed to …

Daniel 12:4,11 But you, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to …

Habakkuk 2:3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall …

Revelation 14:15 And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice …

Revelation 17:17 For God has put in their hearts to fulfill his will, and to agree, …

And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.

do. See on ver.

Daniel 11:16 But he that comes against him shall do according to his own will, …

Daniel 8:4 I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; so …

John 5:30 I can of my own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment …

John 6:38 For I came down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will …

and he. The preceding verses (from ver.

Daniel 11:31 And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary …

exalt.

Daniel 7:8,20,25 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another …

Isaiah 14:13 For you have said in your heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will …

2 Thessalonians 2:4 Who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God, or that …

Revelation 13:5 And there was given to him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; …

Revelation 17:3 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw …

speak. See on ch.

Daniel 8:11,24,25 Yes, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by …

the God.

Daniel 2:47 The king answered to Daniel, and said, Of a truth it is, that your …

Deuteronomy 10:17 For the LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great …

Joshua 22:22 The LORD God of gods, the LORD God of gods, he knows, and Israel …

Psalm 136:2 O give thanks to the God of gods: for his mercy endures for ever.

till.

Daniel 7:20-25 And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which …

Daniel 8:19 And he said, Behold, I will make you know what shall be in the last …

Daniel 12:7,11-13 And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was on the waters of …

Revelation 11:2,3 But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure …

Revelation 12:14 And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she …

Revelation 13:5 And there was given to him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; …

for.

Daniel 4:35 And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and …

Daniel 9:26 And after three score and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but …

Job 23:13,14 But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? and what his soul desires, …

Psalm 33:10 The LORD brings the counsel of the heathen to nothing: he makes the …

Proverbs 19:21 There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel …

Isaiah 46:10 Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the …

Acts 4:28 For to do whatever your hand and your counsel determined before to be done.

Revelation 10:7 But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall …

Revelation 17:17 For God has put in their hearts to fulfill his will, and to agree, …

Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.
But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.

But in his estate. or, But in his stead. Heb. But as for the almighty God, in his seat shall be honour, yea, he shall honour a god whom, etc.

1 Timothy 4:1 Now the Spirit speaks expressly, that in the latter times some shall …

forces. or, munitions. Heb. {Mauzzim,} or, gods protectors. Saints and angels, who were invoked as intercessors and protectors, had miracles ascribed to them, their relics worshipped, and their shrines and images adorned with costly offerings.

a god.

Revelation 13:12-17 And he excercises all the power of the first beast before him…

Revelation 17:1-5 And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, …

Revelation 18:12 The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of …

pleasant things. Heb. things desired.

Isaiah 44:9 They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable …

Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for gain.

most strong holds. Heb. fortresses of munitions. gain. Heb. a price.

Revelation 18:9-13 And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived …

And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.
He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon.
He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape.
But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.
But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him: therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.
And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.

between.

Joel 2:20 But I will remove far off from you the northern army, and will drive …

Zechariah 14:8 And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from …

in the.

Daniel 11:16,41 But he that comes against him shall do according to his own will, …

Psalm 48:2 Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, …

Isaiah 2:2 And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of …

Isaiah 14:13 For you have said in your heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will …

Micah 4:2 And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the …

2 Thessalonians 2:4 Who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God, or that …

glorious holy mountain. or, goodly. Heb. mountain of delight of holiness. he shall come.

Daniel 2:35 Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, …

Daniel 7:26 But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, …

Daniel 8:25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his …

Ezekiel 38:22,23 And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; and …

Ezekiel 39:2 And I will turn you back, and leave but the sixth part of you, and …

2 Thessalonians 2:8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume …

Revelation 13:10 He that leads into captivity shall go into captivity: he that kills …

Revelation 14:14-20 And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and on the cloud one sat …

Revelation 19:19-21 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, …

Revelation 20:2,9 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, …

Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge by R. A. Torrey [ca. 1880]
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