Daniel 11:43
in Daniel 11He will gain control of the treasures of gold and silver and over all the riches of Egypt, and the Libyans and Cushites will also submit to him.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt; and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.
KJV
But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.
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This verse in Daniel 11
Commentary
9 notes on this verseVerses 42, 43. "And he shall lay his hand upon the lands, and the land of Egypt shall not escape; and he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt. And likewise he shall pass through the Libyans (Vulgate: Libya and Ethiopia) and the Ethiopians." We read that Antiochus partially accomplished this. But as for the added detail, "He shall pass through the Libyans and Ethiopians," our school insists that this is more appropriate to the Antichrist.
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 Fathers3 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. […]
These things do not fit at all with Antiochus. He never gained power over Libya or Ethiopia, or even Egypt itself. He was ordered by the Romans to leave, which he did. Therefore, the three horns that the little horn uprooted must refer to these …
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 Awakening2 voices
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.
quarantine:scripture (2026-07-29) — verbatim-scripture
But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt,.... The land of Egypt, as it is a very large, so a very rich country, abounding with gold, silver, and precious things; all which came into the hands of the Turk along with it; for when Selim, the ninth emperor of the Turks, conquered the Mamalucs he caused five hundred of the chiefest Egyptian families to be transported to Constantinople; as likewise a great number of Mamalucs' wives and children, besides the sultan's treasure, and other immense riches (b).
2 more voices on this verse
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Polybius, in Athenæus, relates that Antiochus, having got together abundance of wealth, by spoiling young Philometer, and breaking league with him, and by the contributions of his friends, bestowed a vast deal upon a triumph, in imitation of Paulus Æmilius, and describes the extravagance of it; here we are told how he got that money which he spent so profusely.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver - See the notes at Dan 11:28. Having seized upon the most important places in Egypt, and having possession of the person of the king, he would, of course, have the wealth of Egypt at his disposal, and would return to his land laden with spoils. And over all the precious things of Egypt - The rich lands, the public buildings, the contents of the royal palace, the works of art, and the monuments, and books, and implements of war.
The words behind it
10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּמָשַׁ֗ל | umashal | and he will rule | H4910 → | 81 times |
| בְּמִכְמַנֵּי֙ | bemikhmanei | over [the] treasures of | H4362 → | |
| הַזָּהָ֣ב | hazahav | <the> gold | H2091 → | 389 times |
| וְהַכֶּ֔סֶף | vehakesef | and <the> silver | H3701 → | 403 times |
| וּבְכֹ֖ל | uvekhol | and over all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| חֲמֻד֣וֹת | chamudot | [the] precious things of | H2530 → | |
| מִצְרָ֑יִם | mitzrayim | Egypt | H4714 → | 641 times |
| וְלֻבִ֥ים | veluvim | and Libyans | H3864 → | |
| וְכֻשִׁ֖ים | vekhushim | and Cushites | H3569 → | |
| בְּמִצְעָדָֽיו׃ | bemitzadav | [will be] in footsteps his | H4703 → |
וּמָשַׁ֗לand he will rule
umashalH4910 →81 times
בְּמִכְמַנֵּי֙over [the] treasures of
bemikhmaneiH4362 →
הַזָּהָ֣ב<the> gold
hazahavH2091 →389 times
וְהַכֶּ֔סֶףand <the> silver
vehakesefH3701 →403 times
וּבְכֹ֖לand over all
uvekholH3605 →5413 times
חֲמֻד֣וֹת[the] precious things of
chamudotH2530 →
מִצְרָ֑יִםEgypt
mitzrayimH4714 →641 times
וְלֻבִ֥יםand Libyans
veluvimH3864 →
וְכֻשִׁ֖יםand Cushites
vekhushimH3569 →
בְּמִצְעָדָֽיו׃[will be] in footsteps his
bemitzadavH4703 →
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
2 Chronicles 12:3with 1,200 chariots, 60,000 horsemen, and countless troops who came with him out of Egypt—Libyans, Sukkites, and Cushites.
it leads to
- Nahum 3:9
Cush and Egypt were her boundless strength; Put and Libya were her allies.
- 2 Chronicles 16:8
Were not the Cushites and Libyans a vast army with many chariots and horsemen? Yet because you relied on the LORD, He delivered them into your hand.
- Nahum 3:9
Through
Judges 4:10where he summoned Zebulun and Naphtali. Ten thousand men followed him, and Deborah also went with him.
it leads to
- Judges 5:18
Zebulun was a people who risked their lives; Naphtali, too, on the heights of the battlefield.
- Judges 5:15
The princes of Issachar were with Deborah, and Issachar was with Barak, rushing into the valley at his heels. In the clans of Reuben there was great indecision.
- Judges 4:14
Then Deborah said to Barak, “Arise, for this is the day that the LORD has delivered Sisera into your hand. Has not the LORD gone before you?” So Barak came down from Mount Tabor…
- Judges 5:18
Through
Nahum 3:9Cush and Egypt were her boundless strength; Put and Libya were her allies.
it leads to
- Ezekiel 30:5
Cush, Put, and Lud, and all the various peoples, as well as Libya and the men of the covenant land, will fall with Egypt by the sword.
- Ezekiel 27:10
Men of Persia, Lydia, and Put served as warriors in your army. They hung their shields and helmets on your walls; they gave you splendor.
- Genesis 10:6
The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
- Ezekiel 30:5
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This page draws on 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; 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 11:42-43.