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Daniel 11:9

The northern king will attack the southern kingdom. But he will lose, and then he will go back to his own country.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- The Topic Concordance - Empires/world Powers;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Macedonian Empire, the;   Syria;  

Dictionaries:

- Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Alexandria;   Antioch;   Antiochus;   Daniel, Book of;   Seleucus;   Thessalonians, Second Epistle to the;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Antichrist ;   Man of Sin;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Antiochus ;   Daniel, Book of;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Babylonish Captivity, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ptolemy;   Seleucus;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Antiochus;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Ptolemy III;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
who will enter the kingdom of the king of the South and then return to his own land.
Hebrew Names Version
He shall come into the realm of the king of the south, but he shall return into his own land.
King James Version
So the king of the south shall come into his kingdom, and shall return into his own land.
English Standard Version
Then the latter shall come into the realm of the king of the south but shall return to his own land.
New American Standard Bible
"Then the latter will enter the realm of the king of the South, but will return to his own land.
New Century Version
Next, the king of the North will attack the king of the South, but he will be beaten back to his own country.
Amplified Bible
"And the king of the North will come into the realm of the king of the South, but he will retreat to his own country [badly defeated].
Geneva Bible (1587)
So the King of ye South shall come into his kingdome, and shall returne into his owne land.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Then the latter will enter the realm of the king of the South, but will return to his own land.
Berean Standard Bible
who will invade the realm of the king of the South and then return to his own land.
Contemporary English Version
the king of the north will invade the southern kingdom, but he will be forced back to his own country.
Complete Jewish Bible
"Afterwards, the king of the north will invade the kingdom of the king of the south, but he will retire to his own land.
Darby Translation
and [the same] shall come into the realm of the king of the south, but shall return into his own land.
George Lamsa Translation
Then the king of the south shall invade the fortified cities of the king of the north, but he shall return to his own land.
Good News Translation
the king of Syria will invade Egypt, but he will be forced to retreat.
Lexham English Bible
And then he will come into the kingdom of the king of the south, but he will return to his land.
Literal Translation
And the king of the south will come into his kingdom and will return to his own land.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And when he is come into ye kynges realme of ye south, he shal be fayne to turne agayne in to his owne londe.
American Standard Version
And he shall come into the realm of the king of the south, but he shall return into his own land.
Bible in Basic English
And he will come into the kingdom of the king of the south, but he will go back to his land.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he shall come into the kingdom of the king of the south, but he shall return into his own land.
King James Version (1611)
So the King of the South shall come into his kingdome, and shall returne into his owne land.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
So the kyng of the south shall come into his kyngdome, and shall returne into his owne lande.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he shall enter into the kingdom of the king of the south, and shall return to his own land.
English Revised Version
And he shall come into the realm of the king of the south, but he shall return into his own land.
World English Bible
He shall come into the realm of the king of the south, but he shall return into his own land.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and the kyng of the south schal entre in to the rewme, and schal turne ayen to his lond.
Update Bible Version
And he shall come into the realm of the king of the south, but he shall return into his own land.
Webster's Bible Translation
So the king of the south shall come into [his] kingdom, and shall return into his own land.
New English Translation
Then the king of the north will advance against the empire of the king of the south, but will withdraw to his own land.
New King James Version
"Also the king of the North shall come to the kingdom of the king of the South, but shall return to his own land.
New Living Translation
"Later the king of the north will invade the realm of the king of the south but will soon return to his own land.
New Life Bible
Then the king of the North will go to fight against the king of the South, but will return to his own land.
New Revised Standard
then the latter shall invade the realm of the king of the south, but will return to his own land.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
so will the king of the south, enter into the kingdom, and then return unto his own soil.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the king of the south shall enter into the kingdom, and shall return to his own land.
Revised Standard Version
Then the latter shall come into the realm of the king of the south but shall return into his own land.
Young's Literal Translation
`And the king of the south hath come into the kingdom, and turned back unto his own land;
THE MESSAGE
"‘And I, in my turn, have been helping him out as best I can ever since the first year in the reign of Darius the Mede.' "‘But now let me tell you the truth of how things stand: Three more kings of Persia will show up, and then a fourth will become richer than all of them. When he senses that he is powerful enough as a result of his wealth, he will go to war against the entire kingdom of Greece. "‘Then a powerful king will show up and take over a huge territory and run things just as he pleases. But at the height of his power, with everything seemingly under control, his kingdom will split into four parts, like the four points of the compass. But his heirs won't get in on it. There will be no continuity with his kingship. Others will tear it to pieces and grab whatever they can get for themselves. "‘Next the king of the south will grow strong, but one of his princes will grow stronger than he and rule an even larger territory. After a few years, the two of them will make a pact, and the daughter of the king of the south will marry the king of the north to cement the peace agreement. But her influence will weaken and her child will not survive. She and her servants, her child, and her husband will be betrayed. "‘Sometime later a member of the royal family will show up and take over. He will take command of his army and invade the defenses of the king of the north and win a resounding victory. He will load up their tin gods and all the gold and silver trinkets that go with them and cart them off to Egypt. Eventually, the king of the north will recover and invade the country of the king of the south, but unsuccessfully. He will have to retreat.

Contextual Overview

5 "The southern king will become strong, but then one of his commanders will defeat him. The commander will begin to rule, and he will be very powerful. 6 "Then after a few years, the southern king and that commander will make an agreement. The daughter of the southern king will marry the northern king. She will do this to bring peace, but she and the southern king will not be strong enough. People will turn against her and against the one who brought her to that country. And they will turn against her child and against the one who helped her. 7 "But someone from her family will come to take the southern king's place. He will attack the armies of the northern king. He will go into that king's strong fort. He will fight and win. 8 He will take their gods and their metal idols and their expensive things made from silver and gold. He will take those things away to Egypt. Then he will not bother the northern king for a few years. 9 The northern king will attack the southern kingdom. But he will lose, and then he will go back to his own country. 10 "The northern king's sons will prepare for war. They will get a large army together. It will move through the land very quickly, like a powerful flood. That army will fight all the way to the strong fort of the southern king. 11 Then the southern king will become very angry and march out to fight against the northern king. The northern king will have a large army, but he will lose the war. 12 The northern army will be defeated, and those soldiers will be carried away. The southern king will be very proud, and he will kill thousands of soldiers from the northern army. But he will not continue to be successful. 13 The northern king will get another army that will be larger than the first one. After several years he will attack. His army will be ready for war. It will be very large and it will have many weapons. 14 "In those times many people will be against the southern king. Some of your own people who love to fight will rebel against the southern king. They will not win, but they will make the vision come true.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Reciprocal: Daniel 11:5 - the king Daniel 11:11 - the king of the south Zechariah 6:6 - toward Revelation 17:14 - shall make

Cross-References

Genesis 10:5
All the people who lived in the area around the Mediterranean Sea came from these sons of Japheth. The people separated and went to different countries according to languages, families, and nations.
Genesis 10:10
Nimrod's kingdom spread from Babylon to Erech, to Akkad, and then to Calneh in the land of Babylonia.
Genesis 10:20
All these people were descendants of Ham. They are arranged by families, languages, countries, and nations.
Genesis 10:25
Eber was the father of two sons. One son was named Peleg. He was given this name because the earth was divided during his life. The other son was named Joktan.
Genesis 11:1
There was a time when the whole world spoke one language. Everyone used the same words.
Genesis 11:14
After Shelah was 30 years old, his son Eber was born.
Genesis 11:31
Terah took his family and left Ur of Babylonia. They planned to travel to Canaan. Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot (Haran's son), and his daughter-in-law Sarai (Abram's wife). They traveled to the city of Haran and decided to stay there.
Genesis 11:32
Terah lived to be 205 years old. He died in Haran.
Acts 17:26
God began by making one man, and from him he made all the different people who live everywhere in the world. He decided exactly when and where they would live.
1 Corinthians 14:23
Suppose the whole church meets together and you all speak in different languages. If some people come in who are without understanding or don't believe, they will say you are crazy.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

So the king of the south shall come into his kingdom,.... Into his own kingdom, the kingdom of Egypt; or into the kingdom of Syria, the kingdom of Seleucus, and conquer great part of it, and ravage and spoil it:

and shall return into his own land; the land of Egypt; he shall go and come with ease, and as he pleases, none to hinder him; and come back with a great spoil, as before related: Cocceius renders it, and something "shall come in the kingdom of the king of the south, and he shall return to his own land"; and thinks this refers to the sedition raised there, before mentioned, which obliged him to return sooner than he intended. The Septuagint and Arabic versions render it, "and he shall enter into the kingdom of the king of the south, and he shall return to his own land": that is, Seleucus should attempt to enter into the kingdom of Ptolemy king of Egypt, in revenge of his having entered into his country and spoiled it; but shall be obliged to return to his own land without any success: and so Justin e says, that he fitted out a great fleet, which was destroyed by a violent storm; and after this he raised a great army to recover his dominion, but was defeated by Ptolemy, and fled in great terror and trembling to Antioch; and this suits well with what follows.

e Ut supra, (Justin, l. 27.) c. 2.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

So the king of the south shall come into his kingdom - That is, into the kingdom of the north, or the kingdom of Syria. This verse seems to be a summary of what had been said about his invading Syria. He would come, on account of the wrongs done to his sister, into the kingdom of the north, and would then return again to his own land.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Daniel 11:9. So the king of the south — Ptolemy Euergetes -

Shall come into his kingdom — That of Seleucus Callinicus.

And shall return — Having heard that a sedition had taken place in Egypt, Ptolemy Euergetes was obliged to return speedily in order to repress it; else he had wholly destroyed the kingdom of Callinicus.


 
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