The Kings of the South and the North

Daniel 11

1 "Also a in the first year of b Darius the Mede, I, even I, 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 than them all; 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.

5 "Also the king of the South shall become strong, as well as one of his princes; and he shall gain power over him and have dominion. His dominion shall be a great dominion. 6 "And at the end of some years 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 1 authority, and neither he nor his 1 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 in those times.

7 "But from a branch of her roots one shall 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 3 princes and their precious articles of silver and gold; and he shall continue more years than the king of the North. 9 "Also the king of the North shall 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; and one shall 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 his enemy. 12 "When he has taken away the multitude, his heart will be 4 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, 5 violent men of your people shall exalt themselves 6 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 7 forces of the South shall not withstand him. Even his choice troops shall have no 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 8 power. 17 "He shall also o set his face to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom, and 9 upright ones with him; thus shall he do. And he shall give him the daughter of women to destroy it; but she shall not stand with 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 taxes on the 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 10 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 league is made with him v he shall act deceitfully, for he shall come up and become strong with a small number of people. 24 "He shall enter peaceably, even into the richest places of the province; and he shall do what his fathers have not done, nor his forefathers: he shall disperse among them the plunder, 11 spoil, and riches; and he shall devise his plans against the strongholds, but only for 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 12 be swept away, and many shall fall down slain. 27 "Both these kings' hearts shall be bent on evil, and they shall speak lies at the same table; but it shall not prosper, for the end will still be at the w appointed time. 28 "While returning to his land with great riches, his heart shall be moved against the holy covenant; so he shall do damage and return to his own land.

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 13 Cyprus 14 shall come against him; therefore he shall be grieved, and return in rage against the holy covenant, and do damage. So he shall return and show regard for those who forsake the holy covenant. 31 "And 15 forces shall be mustered by him, y and they shall defile the sanctuary fortress; then they shall take away the daily sacrifices, and place there the abomination of desolation. 32 "Those who do wickedly against the covenant he shall 16 corrupt with flattery; but the people who know their God shall be strong, and carry out great exploits. 33 "And those of the people who understand shall instruct many; yet for many days 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 17 intrigue. 35 "And some of those of understanding shall fall, z to refine them, purify them, and make them white, until the time of the end; because it is still for the appointed time.

36 "Then the king shall do according to his own will: he shall a 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 18 God 18 of his fathers nor the desire of women, b nor regard any god; for he shall exalt himself above them all. 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, and advance its glory; and he shall cause them to rule over many, and divide the land for 20 gain.

40 "At the c time of the end the king of the South shall attack him; and the king of the North shall come against him d like a whirlwind, with chariots, e horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter the countries, overwhelm them, and pass through. 41 "He shall also enter the Glorious Land, and many countries shall be overthrown; but these shall escape from his hand: f Edom, Moab, and the 21 prominent people of Ammon. 42 "He shall stretch out his hand against the countries, and the land of g 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 Ethiopians shall follow h 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 i the glorious holy mountain; j yet he shall come to his end, and no one will help him.

  1. Cross References
    Daniel 9:1
    In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the lineage of the Medes, who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans -
  2. Cross References
    Daniel 5:31
    And Darius the Mede received the kingdom, being about sixty-two years old.
  3. Cross References
    Daniel 7:6
    After this I looked, and there was another, like a leopard, which had on its back four wings of a bird. The beast also had four heads, and dominion was given to it.
    Daniel 8:5
    And as I was considering, suddenly a male goat came from the west, across the surface of the whole earth, without touching the ground; and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.
  4. Cross References
    Daniel 8:4
    I saw the ram pushing westward, northward, and southward, so that no animal could withstand him; nor was there any that could deliver from his hand, but he did according to his will and became great.
    Daniel 11:16
    But he who comes against him shall do according to his own will, and no one shall stand against him. He shall stand in the Glorious Land with destruction in his power.
    Daniel 11:36
    Then the king shall do according to his own will: he shall 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.
  5. Cross References
    Jeremiah 49:36
    Against Elam I will bring the four winds From t...
    Ezekiel 37:9
    Also He said to me, "Prophesy to the breath, pr...
    Daniel 7:2
    Daniel spoke, saying, "I saw in my vision by ni...
    Daniel 8:8
    Therefore the male goat grew very great; but wh...
    Zechariah 2:6
    Up, up! Flee from the land of the north," says ...
    Revelation 7:1
    After these things I saw four angels standing a...
  6. Cross References
    Daniel 8:22
    As for the broken horn and the four that stood up in its place, four kingdoms shall arise out of that nation, but not with its power.
  7. Cross References
    Isaiah 8:8
    He will pass through Judah, He will overflow an...
    Jeremiah 46:7
    Who is this coming up like a flood, Whose water...
    Jeremiah 46:8
    Egypt rises up like a flood, And its waters mov...
    Jeremiah 51:42
    The sea has come up over Babylon; She is covere...
    Daniel 9:26
    And after the sixty-two weeks Messiah shall be ...
    Daniel 11:26
    Yes, those who eat of the portion of his delica...
    Daniel 11:40
    At the time of the end the king of the South sh...
  8. Cross References
    Daniel 11:7
    But from a branch of her roots one shall 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.
  9. Cross References
    Proverbs 16:14
    As messengers of death is the king's wrath, But a wise man will appease it.
  10. Cross References
    Psalms 33:10
    The LORD brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; He makes the plans of the peoples of no effect.
    Psalms 33:16
    No king is saved by the multitude of an army; A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.
  11. Cross References
    Job 9:13
    God will not withdraw His anger, The allies of the proud lie prostrate beneath Him.
  12. Cross References
    Jeremiah 6:6
    For thus has the LORD of hosts said: "Cut down trees, And build a mound against Jerusalem. This is the city to be punished. She is full of oppression in her midst.
    Ezekiel 4:2
    Lay siege against it, build a siege wall against it, and heap up a mound against it; set camps against it also, and place battering rams against it all around.
    Ezekiel 17:17
    Nor will Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company do anything in the war, when they heap up a siege mound and build a wall to cut off many persons.
  13. Cross References
    Daniel 8:4
    I saw the ram pushing westward, northward, and southward, so that no animal could withstand him; nor was there any that could deliver from his hand, but he did according to his will and became great.
    Daniel 8:7
    And I saw him confronting the ram; he was moved with rage against him, attacked the ram, and broke his two horns. There was no power in the ram to withstand him, but he cast him down to the ground and trampled him; and there was no one that could deliver the ram from his hand.
  14. Cross References
    Joshua 1:5
    No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life; as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you nor forsake you.
  15. Cross References
    2 Kings 12:17
    Hazael king of Syria went up and fought against Gath, and took it; then Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem.
    2 Chronicles 20:3
    And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the LORD, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.
    Ezekiel 4:3
    Moreover take for yourself an iron plate, and set it as an iron wall between you and the city. Set your face against it, and it shall be besieged, and you shall lay siege against it. This will be a sign to the house of Israel.
    Ezekiel 4:7
    Therefore you shall set your face toward the siege of Jerusalem; your arm shall be uncovered, and you shall prophesy against it.
  16. Cross References
    Daniel 9:26
    And after the sixty-two weeks Messiah shall be cut off, but not for Himself; And the people of the prince who is to come Shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end of it shall be with a flood, And till the end of the war desolations are determined.
  17. Cross References
    Psalms 27:2
    When the wicked came against me To eat up my flesh, My enemies and foes, They stumbled and fell.
    Jeremiah 46:6
    Do not let the swift flee away, Nor the mighty man escape; They will stumble and fall Toward the north, by the River Euphrates.
  18. Cross References
    Job 20:8
    He will fly away like a dream, and not be found; Yes, he will be chased away like a vision of the night.
    Psalms 37:36
    Yet he passed away, and behold, he was no more; Indeed I sought him, but he could not be found.
    Ezekiel 26:21
    'I will make you a terror, and you shall be no more; though you are sought for, you will never be found again,' says the Lord GOD."
  19. Cross References
    Daniel 7:8
    I was considering the horns, and there was another horn, a little one, coming up among them, before whom three of the first horns were plucked out by the roots. And there, in this horn, were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking pompous words.
  20. Cross References
    Daniel 9:26
    And after the sixty-two weeks Messiah shall be cut off, but not for Himself; And the people of the prince who is to come Shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end of it shall be with a flood, And till the end of the war desolations are determined.
  21. Cross References
    Daniel 8:10
    And it grew up to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and some of the stars to the ground, and trampled them.
    Daniel 8:11
    He even exalted himself as high as the Prince of the host; and by him the daily sacrifices were taken away, and the place of His sanctuary was cast down.
  22. Cross References
    Daniel 8:25
    Through his cunning He shall cause deceit to prosper under his rule; And he shall exalt himself in his heart. He shall destroy many in their prosperity. He shall even rise against the Prince of princes; But he shall be broken without human means.
  23. Cross References
    Daniel 8:19
    And he said, "Look, I am making known to you what shall happen in the latter time of the indignation; for at the appointed time the end shall be.
    Habakkuk 2:3
    For the vision is yet for an appointed time; But at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; Because it will surely come, It will not tarry.
  24. Cross References
    Genesis 10:4
    The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
    Numbers 24:24
    But ships shall come from the coasts of Cyprus, And they shall afflict Asshur and afflict Eber, And so shall Amalek, until he perishes.
    Isaiah 23:1
    The burden against Tyre. Wail, you ships of Tarshish! For it is laid waste, So that there is no house, no harbor; From the land of Cyprus it is revealed to them.
    Isaiah 23:12
    And He said, "You will rejoice no more, O you oppressed virgin daughter of Sidon. Arise, cross over to Cyprus; There also you will have no rest.
    Jeremiah 2:10
    For pass beyond the coasts of Cyprus and see, Send to Kedar and consider diligently, And see if there has been such a thing.
  25. Cross References
    Daniel 8:11 - 13
    He even exalted himself as high as the Prince of the host; and by him the daily sacrifices were taken away, and the place of His sanctuary was cast down.
    Daniel 12:11
    And from the time that the daily sacrifice is taken away, and the abomination of desolation is set up, there shall be one thousand two hundred and ninety days.
  26. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 8:16
    Who fed you in the wilderness with manna, which...
    Proverbs 17:3
    The refining pot is for silver and the furnace ...
    Daniel 12:10
    Many shall be purified, made white, and refined...
    Zechariah 13:9
    I will bring the one -third through the fire, W...
    Malachi 3:2
    But who can endure the day of His coming? And w...
    Malachi 3:3
    He will sit as a refiner and a purifier of silv...
  27. Cross References
    Daniel 7:8
    I was considering the horns, and there was another horn, a little one, coming up among them, before whom three of the first horns were plucked out by the roots. And there, in this horn, were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking pompous words.
    Daniel 7:25
    He shall speak pompous words against the Most High, Shall persecute the saints of the Most High, And shall intend to change times and law. Then the saints shall be given into his hand For a time and times and half a time.
  28. Cross References
    Isaiah 14:13
    For you have said in your heart: 'I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; I will also sit on the mount of the congregation On the farthest sides of the north.
    2 Thessalonians 2:4
    Who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.
  29. Cross References
    Daniel 11:27
    Both these kings' hearts shall be bent on evil, and they shall speak lies at the same table; but it shall not prosper, for the end will still be at the appointed time.
    Daniel 11:35
    And some of those of understanding shall fall, to refine them, purify them, and make them white, until the time of the end; because it is still for the appointed time.
    Daniel 12:4
    "But you, Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book until the time of the end; many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase."
    Daniel 12:9
    And he said, "Go your way, Daniel, for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.
  30. Cross References
    Isaiah 21:1
    The burden against the Wilderness of the Sea. As whirlwinds in the South pass through, So it comes from the desert, from a terrible land.
  31. Cross References
    Ezekiel 38:4
    I will turn you around, put hooks into your jaws, and lead you out, with all your army, horses, and horsemen, all splendidly clothed, a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords.
    Revelation 9:16
    Now the number of the army of the horsemen was two hundred million; I heard the number of them.
  32. Cross References
    Isaiah 11:14
    But they shall fly down upon the shoulder of the Philistines toward the west; Together they shall plunder the people of the East; They shall lay their hand on Edom and Moab; And the people of Ammon shall obey them.
  33. Cross References
    Joel 3:19
    Egypt shall be a desolation, And Edom a desolate wilderness, Because of violence against the people of Judah, For they have shed innocent blood in their land.
  34. Cross References
    Exodus 11:8
    And all these your servants shall come down to me and bow down to me, saying, 'Get out, and all the people who follow you!' After that I will go out." Then he went out from Pharaoh in great anger.
  35. Cross References
    Psalms 48:2
    Beautiful in elevation, The joy of the whole earth, Is Mount Zion on the sides of the north, The city of the great King.
  36. Cross References
    Revelation 19:20
    Then the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who worked signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image. These two were cast alive into the lake of fire burning with brimstone.
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