Daniel 11:25
in Daniel 11And with a large army he will stir up his power and his courage against the king of the South, who will mobilize a very large and powerful army but will not withstand the plots devised against him.
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ASV
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 war in battle with an exceeding great and mighty army; but he shall not stand; for they shall devise devices against him.
KJV
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.
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This verse in Daniel 11
Commentary
10 notes on this verseVerses 25, 26. "And his strength and his heart shall be stirred up against the king of the South with a great army. And the king of the South shall be aroused to war with many and very strong auxiliary forces; and they shall not stand, for they shall form designs against him. And they that eat bread with him shall destroy him, and his army shall be crushed, and many shall fall down slain." Porphyry interprets this as applying to Antiochus, who set forth with a great army on a campaign against his sister's son.
This site's exposition
shall stand up a vile person
on Daniel 11:21-28
The vile person enters without the honour of the kingdom and obtains it by flatteries, and the bench is unanimous on the near identification: Antiochus Epiphanes, the self-styled Illustrious whom his subjects renamed Epimanes, the madman. The prince of the covenant broken, the deceitful league, the scattering of prey and spoil his fathers never practiced, the lies spoken at one table between two kings: the portrait is of power exercised as fraud. His heart against the holy covenant at verse 28 turns the corridor's camera where it will stay, on what this king does to the sanctuary and the saints.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
The first book of the Maccabees relates this assault on Egypt: "Antiochus came to Egypt with a mighty host and with chariots, elephants, horses and a great expedition and battled against Ptolemy, king of Egypt. Ptolemy fled, and many of his soldiers were wounded and …
The Puritans and the Awakening4 voices
) there was a great mourning in Israel; the princes and elders mourned, &c. And ( 2 Mac. v. 15 , &c.) Antiochus went into the most holy temple, Menelaus, that traitor to the laws and to his own country, being his guide. Antiochus, having resolved to bring all about him to be of his religion, took away the daily sacrifice,
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And he shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army,....
The kingdom of Syria, which was set up by Seleucus Nicanor, or the conqueror; he was one of Alexander's princes, and became stronger than the other, and had the greatest dominion of all, was the most powerful of all Alexander's successors. It was said that he had no fewer than seven-two kingdoms under him.
And no marvel, for the king of Egypt shall be betrayed by his own counsellors; those that feed of the portion of his meat, that eat of his bread and live upon him, being bribed by Antiochus, shall forecast devices against him, and even they shall destroy him; and what fence is there against such treachery?
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The Nineteenth Century3 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
This is the first of Antiochus' three (Da 11:29) open invasions of Egypt. against the king of the south--against Ptolemy Philometer. Subsequently, Ptolemy Physcon (the Gross), or Euergetes II, was made king by the Egyptians, as Ptolemy Philometer was in Antiochus' hands. great army--as distinguished from the "small people" (Da 11:23) with which he first came.
He shall stir up his power - Antiochus marched against Ptolemy, the king of the south, (Egypt), with a great army; and the Egyptian generals had raised a mighty force. Stirred up to battle - The two armies met between Pelusium and Mount Casius; but he (the king of the south) could not stand - the Egyptian army was defeated. The next campaign he had greater success; he routed the Egyptian army, took Memphis, and made himself master of all Egypt, except Alexandria, see 1 Maccabees 1:16-19. And all these advantages he gained by forecasting devices; probably by corrupting his ministers and captains. Ptolemy Macron gave up Cyprus to Antiochus; and the Alexandrians were led to renounce their allegiance to Ptolemy Philometer, and took Euergetes, or Physcon his younger brother, and made him king in his stead. All this was doubtless by the corruptions of Antiochus. See below.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
And he shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army - This must refer to a subsequent invasion of Egypt by Antiochus. In the course of his reign he four times invaded that conntry with various degrees of success. In the first, he took Pelusium, and having placed a garrison there, retired into winter-quarters to Tyre. In the second, above referred to, he took Memphis and laid siege to Alexandria.
The words behind it
23 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְיָעֵר֩ | veyaer | and he will stir up | H5782 → | |
| כֹּח֨וֹ | kocho | strength his | H3581 → | 126 times |
| וּלְבָב֜וֹ | ulevavo | and heart his | H3824 → | 252 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| מֶ֣לֶךְ | melekh | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| הַנֶּגֶב֮ | hanegev | the south | H5045 → | 112 times |
| בְּחַ֣יִל | bechayil | with an army | H2428 → | 246 times |
| גָּדוֹל֒ | gadol | large | H1419 → | 526 times |
| וּמֶ֣לֶךְ | umelekh | and [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| הַנֶּ֗גֶב | hanegev | the south | H5045 → | 112 times |
| יִתְגָּרֶה֙ | yitgareh | he will get ready | H1624 → | 14 times |
| לַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה | lamilchamah | for the battle | H4421 → | 320 times |
| בְּחַֽיִל־ | bechayil- | with an army | H2428 → | 246 times |
| גָּד֥וֹל | gadol | large | H1419 → | 526 times |
| וְעָצ֖וּם | veatzum | and mighty | H6099 → | |
| עַד־ | ʾad- | up to | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| מְאֹ֑ד | meod | muchness | H3966 → | |
| וְלֹ֣א | velo' | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| יַעֲמֹ֔ד | yaamod | he will stand | H5975 → | 521 times |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| יַחְשְׁב֥וּ | yachshevu | people will plan | H2803 → | |
| עָלָ֖יו | ʾalav | on him | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| מַחֲשָׁבֽוֹת׃ | machashavot | plans | H4284 → |
וְיָעֵר֩and he will stir up
veyaerH5782 →
כֹּח֨וֹstrength his
kochoH3581 →126 times
וּלְבָב֜וֹand heart his
ulevavoH3824 →252 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of
melekhH4428 →2525 times
הַנֶּגֶב֮the south
hanegevH5045 →112 times
בְּחַ֣יִלwith an army
bechayilH2428 →246 times
גָּדוֹל֒large
gadolH1419 →526 times
וּמֶ֣לֶךְand [the] king of
umelekhH4428 →2525 times
הַנֶּ֗גֶבthe south
hanegevH5045 →112 times
יִתְגָּרֶה֙he will get ready
yitgarehH1624 →14 times
לַמִּלְחָמָ֔הfor the battle
lamilchamahH4421 →320 times
בְּחַֽיִל־with an army
bechayil-H2428 →246 times
גָּד֥וֹלlarge
gadolH1419 →526 times
וְעָצ֖וּםand mighty
veatzumH6099 →
עַד־up to
ʾad-H5704 →1261 times
מְאֹ֑דmuchness
meodH3966 →
וְלֹ֣אand not
velo'H3808 →5168 times
יַעֲמֹ֔דhe will stand
yaamodH5975 →521 times
כִּֽי־for
ki-H3588 →4482 times
יַחְשְׁב֥וּpeople will plan
yachshevuH2803 →
עָלָ֖יוon him
ʾalavH5921 →5755 times
מַחֲשָׁבֽוֹת׃plans
machashavotH4284 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Proverbs 15:18A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms dispute.
it leads to
- Proverbs 26:21
Like charcoal for embers and wood for fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.
- Proverbs 15:1
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
- Matthew 5:9
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.
- Proverbs 29:22
An angry man stirs up dissension, and a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.
- Proverbs 14:29
A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.
- Proverbs 26:21
Through
Proverbs 28:25A greedy man stirs up strife, but he who trusts in the LORD will prosper.
it leads to
- Proverbs 11:25
A generous soul will prosper, and he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.
- 1 Timothy 6:6
Of course, godliness with contentment is great gain.
- Proverbs 29:25
The fear of man is a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is set securely on high.
- Proverbs 11:25
Where this verse is studied
About Daniel
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Carl Friedrich Keil, Biblical Commentary on the Book of Daniel; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, St. Jerome, Commentary on Daniel, CHAPTER ELEVEN; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Theodoret of Cyrus, COMMENTARY ON DANIEL 11:25.