Daniel 11:13
New International Version
For the king of the North will muster another army, larger than the first; and after several years, he will advance with a huge army fully equipped.

New Living Translation
“A few years later the king of the north will return with a fully equipped army far greater than before.

English Standard Version
For the king of the north shall again raise a multitude, greater than the first. And after some years he shall come on with a great army and abundant supplies.

Berean Standard Bible
For the king of the North will raise another army, larger than the first, and after some years he will advance with a great army and many supplies.

King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
For the king of the North will again raise a greater multitude than the former, and after an interval of some years he will press on with a great army and much equipment.

NASB 1995
“For the king of the North will again raise a greater multitude than the former, and after an interval of some years he will press on with a great army and much equipment.

NASB 1977
“For the king of the North will again raise a greater multitude than the former, and after an interval of some years he will press on with a great army and much equipment.

Legacy Standard Bible
And the king of the North will again cause a much greater multitude than the former to stand, and at the end of the times of those years, he will keep on coming with a great military force and much equipment.

Amplified Bible
For the king of the North will again raise a multitude (army) greater than the one before, and after several years he will advance with a great army and substantial equipment.

Christian Standard Bible
The king of the North will again raise a multitude larger than the first. After some years he will advance with a great army and many supplies.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The king of the North will again raise a multitude larger than the first. After some years he will advance with a great army and many supplies.”

American Standard Version
And the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former; and he shall come on at the end of the times, even of years, with a great army and with much substance.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And the King of the north shall return, and he shall raise an army that is larger than the first, and to the end time he will come twice with a great army and with mighty horsemen

Brenton Septuagint Translation
For the king of the north shall return, and bring a multitude greater than the former, and at the end of the times of years an invading army shall come with a great force, and with much substance.

Contemporary English Version
because the king of the north will gather a larger and more powerful army than ever before. Then in a few years, he will start invading other countries.

Douay-Rheims Bible
For the king of the north shall return and shall prepare a multitude much greater than before: and in the end of times and years, be shall come in haste with a great army, and much riches.

English Revised Version
And the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former; and he shall come on at the end of the times, even of years, with a great army and with much substance.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"The northern king will return and raise an army larger than the first one. After a few years he will invade with a large army and a lot of equipment.

Good News Translation
"The king of Syria will go back and gather a larger army than he had before. When the proper time comes, he will return with a large, well-equipped army.

International Standard Version
The northern king will return and raise a greater army than before. After a few years, he'll advance with a great force and with a vast amount of armaments.'"

JPS Tanakh 1917
And the king of the north shall again set forth a multitude, greater than the former; and he shall come on at the end of the times, even of years, with a great army and with much substance.

Literal Standard Version
And the king of the north has turned back, and has caused a multitude to stand, greater than the first, and at the end of the times a second time he certainly comes in with a great force, and with much substance;

Majority Standard Bible
For the king of the North will raise another army, larger than the first, and after some years he will advance with a great army and many supplies.

New American Bible
For the king of the north shall raise another army, greater than before; after some years he shall attack with this large army and great resources.

NET Bible
For the king of the north will again muster an army, one larger than before. At the end of some years he will advance with a huge army and enormous supplies.

New Revised Standard Version
For the king of the north shall again raise a multitude, larger than the former, and after some years he shall advance with a great army and abundant supplies.

New Heart English Bible
The king of the north shall return, and shall raise a multitude greater than the former; and he shall advance after some years with a great army and with abundant supplies.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

World English Bible
The king of the north will return, and will send out a multitude greater than the former. He will come on at the end of the times, even of years, with a great army and with abundant supplies.

Young's Literal Translation
'And the king of the north hath turned back, and hath caused a multitude to stand, greater than the first, and at the end of the times a second time he doth certainly come in with a great force, and with much substance;

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Context
Kings of the South and North
12When the army is carried off, the king of the South will be proud in heart and will cast down tens of thousands, but he will not triumph. 13For the king of the North will raise another army, larger than the first, and after some years he will advance with a great army and many supplies. 14In those times many will rise up against the king of the South. Violent ones among your own people will exalt themselves in fulfillment of the vision, but they will fail.…

Cross References
Daniel 4:16
Let his mind be changed from that of a man, and let him be given the mind of a beast till seven times pass him by.

Daniel 11:6
After some years they will form an alliance, and the daughter of the king of the South will go to the king of the North to seal the agreement. But his daughter will not retain her position of power, nor will his strength endure. At that time she will be given up, along with her royal escort and her father and the one who supported her.

Daniel 11:12
When the army is carried off, the king of the South will be proud in heart and will cast down tens of thousands, but he will not triumph.

Daniel 11:14
In those times many will rise up against the king of the South. Violent ones among your own people will exalt themselves in fulfillment of the vision, but they will fail.

Daniel 11:40
At the time of the end, the king of the South will engage him in battle, but the king of the North will storm out against him with chariots, horsemen, and many ships, invading many countries and sweeping through them like a flood.

Daniel 12:7
And the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven, and I heard him swear by Him who lives forever, saying, "It will be for a time, and times, and half a time. When the power of the holy people has finally been shattered, all these things will be completed."


Treasury of Scripture

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.

the king.

Daniel 11:6,7
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…

after certain years.

Daniel 4:16
Let his heart be changed from man's, and let a beast's heart be given unto him; and let seven times pass over him.

Daniel 12:7
And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished.

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Daniel 11
1. The overthrow of Persia by the king of Grecia.
5. Leagues and conflicts between the kings of the south and of the north.
30. The invasion and tyranny of the Romans.














(13) Shall return.--In this and the next two verses the causes are mentioned to which the failure of the southern king was due. He returns some years after his defeat to take revenge, and brings with him a larger army than he had on the previous occasion.

Much riches--i.e., all that is necessary for the maintenance of a large army; literally, anything acquired. This has been explained of the invasion of Egypt by Antiochus and Philip of Macedon, some thirteen or fourteen years after the battle of Raphia, when Ptolemy Epiphanes, a mere child, had succeeded his father, Philopator. On the hypothesis that these chapters refer to this period, it is surprising that there should be no allusion to the religious persecutions to which the Jews in Egypt had been subjected by Ptolemy Philopator, who, after his victory at Raphia, attempted to enter the Holy Place, as is mentioned in the Third Book of Maccabees. It should be remembered that the Jews suffered considerably from both parties during the whole of this period; but though the prophecy is supposed to have been written for their comfort and encouragement at this very juncture, yet not a word is said which bears allusion to them.

Verse 13. - 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. The LXX. does not differ essentially from this, only πόλεως comes in unnecessarily by a blunder - the less to be understood, as there seems no word which can have occasioned the misreading, unless it is simply a blunder of hearing for πολλήν; but against this is the fact that Paulus Tellensis has medeenatha. There is also the limitation of the period after which the king of the north will return to "one year" (καιροῦ ἐνιαυτοῦ), "a period of a year." Theodotion is closer to the Massoretic . The Peshitta is closer than either of the Greek versions, as neither of them attempts to give, "coming he shall come," which it does. The Vulgate is like Theodotion. The reference here is to the second expedition against Egypt, undertaken by Antiochus after the death of Philopator. After his victory at Raphia, Ptolemy resumed his life of self-indulgence. Antiochus endeavoured to build up his empire by curbing the Parthians; then, after an interval of fourteen years, he once more invaded the territories of the Egyptian monarch. This second invasion resulted in Antiochus gaining possession of all Palestine.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
For the king
מֶ֣לֶךְ (me·leḵ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 4428: A king

of the North
הַצָּפ֔וֹן (haṣ·ṣā·p̄ō·wn)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 6828: Hidden, dark, the north as a, quarter

will raise
וְהֶעֱמִ֣יד (wə·he·‘ĕ·mîḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations

another
וְשָׁב֙ (wə·šāḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

army,
הָמ֔וֹן (hā·mō·wn)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1995: A noise, tumult, crowd, disquietude, wealth

larger
רַ֖ב (raḇ)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 7227: Much, many, great

than
מִן־ (min-)
Preposition
Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of

the first,
הָרִאשׁ֑וֹן (hā·ri·šō·wn)
Article | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 7223: First, in place, time, rank

and after
וּלְקֵ֨ץ (ū·lə·qêṣ)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7093: An extremity, after

some years
שָׁנִים֙ (šā·nîm)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 8141: A year

he will advance
יָ֣בוֹא (yā·ḇō·w)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

with a great
גָּד֖וֹל (gā·ḏō·wl)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent

army
בְּחַ֥יִל (bə·ḥa·yil)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2428: A force, an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength

and many
רָֽב׃ (rāḇ)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 7227: Much, many, great

supplies.
וּבִרְכ֥וּשׁ (ū·ḇir·ḵūš)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7399: Property, goods


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