Daniel 11:45
in Daniel 11He will pitch his royal tents between the sea and the beautiful holy mountain, but he will meet his end with no one to help him.
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ASV
And he shall plant the tents of his palace between the sea and the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.
KJV
And 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.
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This verse in Daniel 11
Commentary
10 notes on this verse"He shall pitch his palatial tents in a plain, between the sea of Soph and the mountain," where Moses ascended; "he shall pitch his tent there," that is, he will die there.
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 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]
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. […]
Verses 44, 45. "And tidings from the East and from the North shall trouble him. And he shall come thither with a great host to destroy and slay very many. And he shall pitch his tent in Apedno between the two seas, upon the famous and holy mountain; and he shall come even unto its summit, and none shall help him."
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
And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace,.... Or "pavilion" (c); the tents for his princes and generals that come with him; which shall be placed about his own, and where he will think himself safe and secure, and sure of victory.
3 more voices on this verse
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
So the last Antichrist is to sit upon "the mount of the congregation" (Isa 14:13), but "shall be brought down to hell" (compare Note, see on Da 7:26;
quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — unbalanced-parens
He shalt plant the tabernacles - He shall make a last stand in Judea, and there shall his power be smitten. He shall come to his end, and none shall help him - All his confederate and tributary kingdoms, states, and provinces shall desert him and leave that government to come to a shameful end. In the interpretation of this chapter I have generally followed Bp. Newton, in his most excellent Dissertations on the Prophecies, consulting other eminent authors occasionally. From the beginning of the chapter to the end of Dan 11:30 all is very clear and plain, relative to the Grecian, Syrian, and Egyptian histories; from the thirty-first verse to the end, the mode of interpretation is not so satisfactory, in its application to the times since Christ. Yet possibly these alone may be intended; though the whole might be, with considerable ease, applied to the remaining part of the Syrian and Egyptian history. It is a wonderful piece of prophecy, and of great utility to the cause of Divine revelation.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace - The loyal tents; the military tents of himself and his court. Oriental princes, when they went forth even in war, marched in great state, with a large retinue of the officers of their court, and often with their wives and concubines, and with all the appliances of luxury. Compare the account of the invasion of Greece by Xerxes, or of the camp of Darius, as taken by Alexander the Great.
The words behind it
14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְיִטַּע֙ | veyita' | so he may pitch | H5193 → | |
| אָהֳלֶ֣י | ʾoholei | [the] tents of | H168 → | |
| אַפַּדְנ֔וֹ | ʾapadno | palace his | H643 → | |
| בֵּ֥ין | bein | between | H996 → | 407 times |
| יַמִּ֖ים | yamim | [the] seas | H3220 → | |
| לְהַר־ | lehar- | and [the] mountain of | H2022 → | 546 times |
| צְבִי־ | tzevi- | [the] beauty of | H6643 → | 33 times |
| קֹ֑דֶשׁ | kodesh | holiness | H6944 → | 469 times |
| וּבָא֙ | uva' | and he will come | H935 → | 2568 times |
| עַד־ | ʾad- | to | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| קִצּ֔וֹ | kitzo | end his | H7093 → | 67 times |
| וְאֵ֥ין | veein | and not | H369 → | 789 times |
| עוֹזֵ֖ר | ozer | a helper | H5826 → | 81 times |
| לֽוֹ׃ | lo | [will belong] to him |
וְיִטַּע֙so he may pitch
veyita'H5193 →
אָהֳלֶ֣י[the] tents of
ʾoholeiH168 →
אַפַּדְנ֔וֹpalace his
ʾapadnoH643 →
בֵּ֥יןbetween
beinH996 →407 times
יַמִּ֖ים[the] seas
yamimH3220 →
לְהַר־and [the] mountain of
lehar-H2022 →546 times
צְבִי־[the] beauty of
tzevi-H6643 →33 times
קֹ֑דֶשׁholiness
kodeshH6944 →469 times
וּבָא֙and he will come
uva'H935 →2568 times
עַד־to
ʾad-H5704 →1261 times
קִצּ֔וֹend his
kitzoH7093 →67 times
וְאֵ֥יןand not
veeinH369 →789 times
עוֹזֵ֖רa helper
ozerH5826 →81 times
לֽוֹ׃[will belong] to him
lo
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
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Through
2 Thessalonians 2:4He will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god or object of worship. So he will seat himself in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.
it leads to
- Daniel 7:25
He will speak out against the Most High and oppress the saints of the Most High, intending to change the appointed times and laws; and the saints will be given into his hand for…
- Ezekiel 28:2
“Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god; I sit in the seat of…
- Revelation 13:6–7
And the beast opened its mouth to speak blasphemies against God and to slander His name and His tabernacle—those who dwell in heaven.
- Isaiah 14:13–14
You said in your heart: “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of…
- Ezekiel 28:6
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Because you regard your heart as the heart of a god,
- Daniel 7:25
Through
Revelation 20:2He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.
it leads to
- 2 Peter 2:4
For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned, but cast them deep into hell, placing them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment;
- Revelation 12:9
And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.
- 2 Peter 2:4
Through
Daniel 2:35Then the iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold were shattered and became like chaff on the threshing floor in summer. The wind carried them away, and not a trace of them could be found.…
it leads to
- Isaiah 2:2–3
In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to…
- Isaiah 2:2–3
Where this verse is studied
About Daniel
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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 4.48.1-2; Hippolytus of Rome, Commentary on Daniel 4.49.1-7; Ishodad of Merv, COMMENTARY ON DANIEL 11:45; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Daniel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.