Daniel 11:40
in Daniel 11At 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.
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ASV
And at the time of the end shall the king of the south contend with 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 through.
KJV
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.
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This verse in Daniel 11
Commentary
12 notes on this verseAt the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him - These kings are to be understood in reference to the times of which the prophet speaks. While the kingdoms of Egypt and Syria were subsisting, the king of the south and the north applied to them exclusively: but they did not exist at the time of which the prophet speaks; therefore other southern and northern powers must be sought.
This site's exposition
at the time of the end
on Daniel 11:40-45
At the time of the end the corridor accelerates: south pushing, north sweeping like a whirlwind with chariots and many ships, the glorious land entered, Edom, Moab and Ammon escaping, Egypt's treasures taken, tidings out of the east and north troubling him. The readings are named as before, a continuation of Antiochus that history does not match in detail, or the final campaign the phrase time of the end announces; the identifications belong to the positions, not to the page, and the parking order keeps every modern map off it. The end itself is stated with the book's austerity: 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, a sentence the commentators note for what it withholds, no battle described, no agent named, only the appointment kept.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers4 voices
And so these things the prophet described in this way concerning the Antichrist, as he will be shameless and warlike and a tyrant daring to exalt himself over every god, who boasts in his own power and pillages the fortresses of cities, and bearing lofty things in gold and silver and precious stone, he shall speak immoderate words against God, wishing that he himself alone be worshiped as God. Concerning him all Scripture is not silent and the prophets announced beforehand his coming for the destruction of many, and the Lord has testified to these things, and the apostles taught these things concerning him, and John in the Apocalypse mystically revealed his name through a number. The Lord displayed this abomination of desolation and the apostle taught that this son of the devil arrives according to the working of Satan. This one, having struck the city of Tyre, will also desolate the land of Egypt, having waged war he will extend and destroy all the land of Libya, and he shall ruin the kingdom of the Ethiopians with his might in the slaughter of the sword. He, being lifted up over every king and every god, shall build the city of Jerusalem and he shall raise the converted Temple, he shall restore both all the land and its borders to the Jews, and having summoned their people from the slavery of the nations, he shall exhibit himself to them as king, and at this the faithless shall worship him as God and shall bend the knee to him, considering him to be the Christ, not apprehending what was spoken by the prophet, how he is a deceiver and not truth. […]
We have often said that the ten horns that appeared on the fourth beast represent ten kings who would reign at the same time at the end of the Roman Empire. From these kings the king of the south will wage war against this one, …
Verses 40, 41. "And at the predetermined time the king of the South shall war against him, and the king of the North shall come against him like a tempest with chariots, with horsemen and with a great navy; and he shall invade lands and destroy them and pass through. And he shall enter into the glorious land, and many shall fall." Theodotion rendered: "...and many shall be enfeebled." And according to Aquila, the many that fell are to be understood as cities or districts or provinces.
And so the prophet, having described what has already occurred and has been accomplished in its own time, he proclaims another mystery to us, making an indication of the end of times. For he speaks in this way, "And another shameless king shall arise and he shall be exalted over every god and shall be magnified and he shall say immoderate things and he shall prosper until the wrath is consummated. For it is to be consummated. And he shall not regard any god of his fathers nor desire women and he shall not regard any god, because he shall be magnified over all. And he shall glorify the god of Moazeim in his place and a god which his fathers did not know; he shall honor in gold and silver and precious stones and he shall multiply glory and shall subject many to them and divide the earth in gifts. And these shall be preserved from his hand, Edom and Moab and the chief of the sons of Ammon. And he shall stretch forth his hand upon the earth and the land of Egypt shall not be saved and he shall rule over the secret things of gold and silver and of all the desirable things of Egypt and Libya and Ethiopia in their fortresses. And he shall pitch his tent Efadano between the seas near the holy Mountain of Sabir and he shall come to his lot." [Daniel 11:36-45]
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
3 And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will. 4 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.
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The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
And at the time of the end,....
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.
He shall come trough countries, and shall overflow and pass over. In this flying march many countries shall be overthrown by him; and he shall enter into the glorious land, the land of Israel; it is the same word that is translated the pleasant land, ch. viii.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
The Saracen Arabs "of the south" "pushed at" the Greek emperor Heraclius, and deprived him of Egypt and Syria. But the Turks of "the north" not merely pushed at, but destroyed the Greek empire; therefore more is said of them than of the Saracens. Their "horsemen" are specified, being their chief strength.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
And at the time of the end - See Dan 11:35. The “time of the end” must properly denote the end or consummation of the series of events under consideration, or the matter in hand, and properly and obviously means here the end or consummation of the transactions which had been referred to in the previous part of the vision. It is equivalent to what we should say by expressing it thus: “at the winding up of the affair.” In Dan 12:4, Dan 12:9, Dan 12:13, the word “end,” however, obviously refers to another close or consummation - the end or consummation of the affairs that reach far into the future - the final dispensation of things in this world. It has been held by many that this could not be understood as referring to Antiochus, because what is here stated did not occur in the close of his reign. Perhaps at first sight the most obvious interpretation of what is said in this and the subsequent verses to the end of the chapter would be, that, after the series of events referred to in the previous verses; after Antiochus had invaded Egypt, and had been driven thence by the fear of the Romans, he would, in the close of his reign, again attack that country, and bring it, and Libya, and AEthiopia into subjection Dan 11:43; and that when there, tidings out of the north should compel him to abandon the expedition and return again to his own land. Porphyry (see Jerome, in loc.) says that this was so, and that Antiochus actually invaded Egypt in the “eleventh year of his reign,” which was the year before he died; and he maintains, therefore, that all this had a literal application to Antiochus, and that being so literally true, it must have been written after the events had occurred. Unfortunately the fifteen books of Porphyry are lost, and we have only the fragments of his works preserved which are to be found in the Commentary of Jerome on the book of Daniel. […]
The words behind it
18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּבְעֵ֣ת | uveet | and at [the] time of | H6256 → | 296 times |
| קֵ֗ץ | ketz | [the] end | H7093 → | 67 times |
| יִתְנַגַּ֤ח | yitnagach | he will wage war | H5055 → | |
| עִמּוֹ֙ | imo | with him | H5973 → | 1050 times |
| מֶ֣לֶךְ | melekh | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| הַנֶּ֔גֶב | hanegev | the south | H5045 → | 112 times |
| וְיִשְׂתָּעֵ֨ר | veyistaer | so he may storm | H8175 → | |
| עָלָ֜יו | ʾalav | on him | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| מֶ֣לֶךְ | melekh | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| הַצָּפ֗וֹן | hatzafon | the north | H6828 → | 153 times |
| בְּרֶ֙כֶב֙ | berekhev | with chariotry | H7393 → | |
| וּבְפָ֣רָשִׁ֔ים | uvefarashim | and with horsemen | H6571 → | |
| וּבָאֳנִיּ֖וֹת | uvooniyot | and with ships | H591 → | |
| רַבּ֑וֹת | rabot | many | H7227 → | 454 times |
| וּבָ֥א | uva' | and he will go | H935 → | 2568 times |
| בַאֲרָצ֖וֹת | vaaratzot | in lands | H776 → | 2504 times |
| וְשָׁטַ֥ף | veshataf | and he will overflow | H7857 → | 31 times |
| וְעָבָֽר׃ | veavar | and he will pass through | H5674 → | 556 times |
וּבְעֵ֣תand at [the] time of
uveetH6256 →296 times
קֵ֗ץ[the] end
ketzH7093 →67 times
יִתְנַגַּ֤חhe will wage war
yitnagachH5055 →
עִמּוֹ֙with him
imoH5973 →1050 times
מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of
melekhH4428 →2525 times
הַנֶּ֔גֶבthe south
hanegevH5045 →112 times
וְיִשְׂתָּעֵ֨רso he may storm
veyistaerH8175 →
עָלָ֜יוon him
ʾalavH5921 →5755 times
מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of
melekhH4428 →2525 times
הַצָּפ֗וֹןthe north
hatzafonH6828 →153 times
בְּרֶ֙כֶב֙with chariotry
berekhevH7393 →
וּבְפָ֣רָשִׁ֔יםand with horsemen
uvefarashimH6571 →
וּבָאֳנִיּ֖וֹתand with ships
uvooniyotH591 →
רַבּ֑וֹתmany
rabotH7227 →454 times
וּבָ֥אand he will go
uva'H935 →2568 times
בַאֲרָצ֖וֹתin lands
vaaratzotH776 →2504 times
וְשָׁטַ֥ףand he will overflow
veshatafH7857 →31 times
וְעָבָֽר׃and he will pass through
veavarH5674 →556 times
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
Daniel 11:35Some of the wise will fall, so that they may be refined, purified, and made spotless until the time of the end, for it will still come at the appointed time.
it leads to
- Zechariah 13:9
This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They…
- Malachi 3:2–4
But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap.
- Revelation 7:14
“Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the…
- Revelation 2:10
Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful…
- Proverbs 17:3
A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.
- Zechariah 13:9
Through
Revelation 16:12And the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings of the East.
it leads to
- Revelation 9:14
saying to the sixth angel with the trumpet, “Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.”
- Jeremiah 51:36
Therefore this is what the LORD says: “Behold, I will plead your case and take vengeance on your behalf; I will dry up her sea and make her springs run dry.
- Revelation 9:14
Through
Jeremiah 4:13Behold, he advances like the clouds, his chariots like the whirlwind. His horses are swifter than eagles. Woe to us, for we are ruined!
it leads to
- Isaiah 19:1
This is the burden against Egypt: Behold, the LORD rides on a swift cloud; He is coming to Egypt. The idols of Egypt will tremble before Him, and the hearts of the Egyptians will…
- Isaiah 19:1
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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; Hippolytus of Rome, Commentary on Daniel 4.49.1-7; Hippolytus of Rome, Commentary on Daniel 4.48.1-2; 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 11:40.