Daniel 11 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Kingdoms and Wars

“Now I, in the first^H259 year^H8141 of Darius^H1867 the Mede^H4075, [fn]I stood^H5975 to strengthen^H2388 and to be a fortress^H4581 for him.

Dan 11:2

Dan 11:2“So now I will tell you the truth. Behold, three more kings are going to stand [fn]in Persia. Then a fourth will gain far more riches than all of them; as soon as he becomes strong through his riches, [fn]he will arouse the whole empire against the kingdom of [fn]Greece.

Dan 11:3

Dan 11:3“And a mighty king will stand, and he will [fn]dominate with great [fn]domination and do as he pleases.

Dan 11:4

Dan 11:4“But as soon as he stands, his kingdom will be broken up and parceled out toward the four winds of [fn]heaven, but not to his own descendants, nor according to his [fn]domination with which he [fn]dominated, for his kingdom will be uprooted and given to others besides [fn]them.

Dan 11:5

“Then the king^H4428 of the South^H5045 will grow^H2388 strong^H2388, [fn]along with one of his princes^H8269 [fn]who will grow^H2388 strong^H2388 over^H5921 him and [fn]obtain^H4910 dominion^H4910; indeed, his [fn]domain^H4475 will be a great^H7227 [fn]dominion^H4475.

Dan 11:6

Dan 11:6“And [fn]after some years they will form an alliance, and the daughter of the king of the South will come to the king of the North to carry out [fn]an equitable arrangement. But she will not retain her [fn]position of power, nor will he continue to stand with his [fn]power, but she will be given up, along with those who brought her in and the one who fathered her as well as he who strengthened her in those times.

Dan 11:7

Dan 11:7“But one of the [fn]descendants of her line will stand in his place, and he will come against their military force and enter the fortress of the king of the North, and he will deal with them and display strength.

Dan 11:8

Dan 11:8“And also their gods with their [fn]metal images and their desirable vessels of silver and gold he will bring into captivity to Egypt, and he on his part will stand back from attacking the king of the North for some years.

Dan 11:9

Dan 11:9“Then [fn]the latter will enter the kingdom of the king of the South, but will return to his own land.

Dan 11:10

“And his sons^H1121 will wage^H1624 war^H1624. So they will gather^H622 a multitude^H1995 of great^H7227 forces^H2428; and one of them will keep^H935 on coming^H935 and overflow^H7857 and pass^H5674 through^H5674, that he may [fn]again^H7725 wage^H1624 war^H1624 up to his very fortress^H4581.

Dan 11:11

Dan 11:11“And the king of the South will be enraged and go forth and fight [fn]with the king of the North. Then the latter will cause a great multitude to stand, but that multitude will be given into [fn]the hand of the former.

Dan 11:12

Dan 11:12“Then the multitude will be carried away, his heart will be lifted up, and he will cause tens of thousands to fall; yet he will not prevail.

Dan 11:13

Dan 11:13“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.

Dan 11:14

“Now in those^H1992 times^H6256 many^H7227 will stand^H5975 against^H5921 the king^H4428 of the South^H5045; the violent^H6530 ones^H1121^H6530 among your people^H5971 will also lift^H5375 themselves up^H5375 in order to cause the vision^H2377 to stand^H5975, but they will [fn]fall^H3782 down^H3782.

Dan 11:15

Dan 11:15“Then the king of the North will come, cast up a siege ramp, and capture a well-fortified city; and the might of the South will not stand, not even [fn]their choicest troops, for there will be no strength to make a stand.

Dan 11:16

Dan 11:16“But he who comes against him will do as he pleases, and no one will be able to stand in [fn]opposition to him; he will also stand for a time in the [fn]Beautiful Land, with destruction in his hand.

Dan 11:17

Dan 11:17“And he will set his face to come with the authority of his whole kingdom, [fn]bringing with him [fn]an equitable proposal which he will [fn]put into effect; he will also give him the daughter of women to destroy it. But she will not take a stand for him or be [fn]on his side.

Dan 11:18

Dan 11:18“Then he will turn his face to the coastlands and capture many. But a ruler will make his reproach against him cease; moreover, he will repay him for his reproach.

Dan 11:19

Dan 11:19“So he will turn his face toward the fortresses of his own land, but he will stumble and fall and be found no more.

Dan 11:20

“Then in his place^H3653 one will stand^H5975 who will have an [fn]oppressor^H5065 pass^H5674 through^H5674 the [fn]Jewel^H1925 of his kingdom^H4438; yet within a few^H259 days^H3117 he will be broken^H7665, though not in anger^H639 nor^H3808 in battle^H4421.

Dan 11:21

Dan 11:21“And in his place a despised person will stand, to whom the splendor of the kingdom has not been given, but he will come in a time of ease and take hold of the kingdom by intrigue.

Dan 11:22

Dan 11:22“But the overflowing [fn]might will be flooded away before him and broken, and also the prince of the covenant.

Dan 11:23

Dan 11:23“And after an alliance is made with him, he will [fn]practice deception, and he will go up and gain power with a small force of people.

Dan 11:24

Dan 11:24“[fn]In a time of ease he will enter the richest parts of the province, and he will do what his fathers never did, nor his fathers’ fathers; he will distribute plunder, spoil, and possessions among them, and he will devise his schemes against strongholds, but only for a time.

Dan 11:25

Dan 11:25“And he will stir up his strength and heart against the king of the South with a great military force; so the king of the South will wage war with an extremely large and mighty military force for war; but he will not stand, for schemes will be devised against him.

Dan 11:26

Dan 11:26“And those who eat his choice food will break him, and his military force will [fn]overflow, but many will fall down slain.

Dan 11:27

Dan 11:27“And as for both kings, their hearts will be intent on evil, and they will speak falsehood at the same table; but it will not succeed, for the end is still to come at the appointed time.

Dan 11:28

Dan 11:28“Then he will return to his land with great possessions; but his heart will be set against the holy covenant, and he will take action and then return to his own land.

Dan 11:29

“At the appointed^H4150 time^H4150 he will return^H7725 and come^H935 into the South^H5045, but [fn]this last^H314 time^H314 it will not happen^H1961 the way it did before^H7223.

Dan 11:30

Dan 11:30“Indeed, ships of [fn]Kittim will come against him; therefore he will be disheartened and will return and become indignant at the holy covenant and take action; so he will come back and show regard for those who forsake the holy covenant.

Dan 11:31

Dan 11:31“Mighty forces from him will stand, profane the sanctuary fortress, and abolish the regular sacrifice. And they will set up the abomination [fn]of desolation.

Dan 11:32

Dan 11:32“And by smooth words he will [fn]turn to godlessness those who act wickedly toward the covenant, but the people who know their God will display strength and take action.

Dan 11:33

Dan 11:33“And [fn]those who have insight among the people will give understanding to the many; yet they will fall by sword and by flame, by captivity and by plunder for many days.

Dan 11:34

Dan 11:34“Now when they fall, they will be granted a little help, and many will join with them in [fn]intrigue.

Dan 11:35

Dan 11:35“And some of [fn]those who have insight will fall, in order to refine, purge, and make them [fn]pure until the time of the end, because it is still to come at the appointed time.

Dan 11:36

“Then the king^H4428 will do^H6213 as he pleases^H7522, and he will exalt^H7311 and magnify^H1431 himself above^H5921 every^H3605 god^H410 and will speak^H1696 [fn]astonishing^H6381 things^H6381 against^H5921 the God^H410 of gods^H410; and he will succeed^H6743 until^H5704 the indignation^H2195 is finished^H3615, for that which is decreed^H2782 will be done^H6213.

Dan 11:37

Dan 11:37“He will show no regard for the [fn]gods of his fathers or for the desire of women, nor will he show regard for any other god; for he will magnify himself above them all.

Dan 11:38

Dan 11:38“But [fn]instead he will honor a god of fortresses, a god whom his fathers did not know; he will honor him with gold, silver, costly stones, and desirable things.

Dan 11:39

Dan 11:39“And he will take action against the strongest of fortresses with the help of a foreign god; he will give great honor to [fn]those who recognize him and will cause them to rule over the many and will apportion land for a price.

Dan 11:40

“And at the time^H6256 of the end^H7093, the king^H4428 of the South^H5045 will collide^H5055 with him, and the king^H4428 of the North^H6828 will storm^H8175 against^H5921 him with chariots^H7393, with horsemen^H6571, and with many^H7227 ships^H591; and he will enter^H935 lands^H776, overflow^H7857 them, and pass^H5674 through^H5674.

Dan 11:41

Dan 11:41“And he will also enter the [fn]Beautiful Land, and many countries will fall; but these will be rescued out of his hand: Edom, Moab, and the foremost of the sons of Ammon.

Dan 11:42

Dan 11:42“Then he will send forth his hand against other countries, and the land of Egypt will not escape.

Dan 11:43

Dan 11:43“But he will rule over the hidden treasures of gold and silver and over all the desirable things of Egypt; and Libyans and Ethiopians will follow at his [fn]heels.

Dan 11:44

Dan 11:44“But reports from the East and from the North will dismay him, and he will go forth with great wrath to destroy and [fn]devote many to destruction.

Dan 11:45

Dan 11:45“And he will pitch the tents of his royal pavilion between the seas and the beautiful Holy Mountain; yet he will come to his end, and no one will help him.