Daniel 11 · Verse 10

Daniel 11:10

But his sons shall be stirred up, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces: and one shall certainly come, and overflow, and pass through: then shall he return, and be stirred up, even to his fortress.
Daniel 11:10, King James Version

Daniel 11:10 in other translations

BSBBut his sons will stir up strife and assemble a great army, which will advance forcefully, sweeping through like a flood, and will again carry the battle as far as his fortress.
WEBHis sons will wage war, and will assemble a multitude of great forces which will come on, and overflow, and pass through. They will return and wage war, even to his fortress.
ASVAnd his sons shall war, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces, which shall come on, and overflow, and pass through; and they shall return and war, even to his fortress.
YLTand his sons stir themselves up, and have gathered a multitude of great forces, and he hath certainly come in, and overflowed, and passed through, and he turneth back, and they stir themselves up unto his stronghold.
DARBYAnd his sons shall be stirred up, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces; and one shall certainly come, and overflow, and pass through; and he shall return and carry the war even to his fortress.
BBEAnd his son will make war, and will get together an army of great forces, and he will make an attack on him, overflowing and going past: and he will again take the war even to his strong place.
WebsterBut his sons shall be stirred up, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces: and one shall certainly come, and overflow, and pass through: then shall he return, and be stirred up, even to his fortress.

What does Daniel 11:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
10. his sons--the two sons of the king of the north, Seleucus Callinicus, upon his death by a fall from his horse, namely, Seleucus Ceraunus and Antiochus the Great. one shall ... come--Ceraunus having died, Antiochus alone prosecuted the war with Ptolemy Philopater, Euergetes' son, until he had recovered all the parts of Syria subjugated by Euergetes. pass through--like an "overflowing" torrent (Da 11:22, 26, 40; Is 8:8). Antiochus penetrated to Dura (near Cæsarea), where he gave Ptolemy a four months' truce. return--renew the war at the expiration of the truce (so Da 11:13). even to his fortress--Ptolemy's; Raphia, a border-fortress of Egypt against incursions by way of Edom and Arabia-Petræa, near Gaza; here Antiochus was vanquished.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 But his sons shall be stirred up - That is, the sons of Callinicus, who were Seleucus Ceraunus and Antiochus, afterwards called the Great. Shall assemble a multitude - Seleucus Ceraunus did assemble a multitude of forces in order to recover his father's dominions; but, not having money to pay them, they became mutinous, and he was poisoned by two of his own generals. His brother Antiochus was then proclaimed king; so that one only of the sons did certainly come, and overflow, and pass through; he retook Seleucia, and regained Syria. He then returned, and overcame Nicolaus the Egyptian general; and seemed disposed to invade Egypt, as he came even to his fortress, to the frontiers of Egypt.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Daniel 11:1-30

The vision of the Scriptures of truth. Verses 1-30 The angel shows Daniel the succession of the Persian and Grecian empires. The kings of Egypt and Syria are noticed: Judea was between their dominions, and affected by their contests. From Dn 11:5-30, is generally considered to relate to the events which came to pass during the continuance of these governments; and from Dn 11:21, to relate to Antiochus Epiphanes, who…

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Daniel 11:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וּבָנָ֣יוuv.novand sons hisH1121
יִתְגָּר֗וּyit.ga.Ruthey will wage warH1624
וְאָסְפוּ֙ve.'a.se.Fuand they will gatherH622
הֲמוֹן֙ha.mOna multitude ofH1995
חֲיָלִ֣יםcha.ya.LimarmiesH2428
רַבִּ֔יםra.BimgreatH7227
וּבָ֥אu.Va'and it will goH935
ב֖וֹאVo'certainly <go>H935
וְשָׁטַ֣ףve.sha.Tafand it will overflowH7857
וְעָבָ֑רve.'a.Varand it will pass overH5674
וְיָשֹׁ֥בve.ya.Shoand it will returnH7725
וְיִתְגָּרֶ֖הve.yit.ga.ruso it may wage warH1624
עַד\־'ad-toH5704
מָעֻזּֽוֹ\׃ma.'u.zostronghold hisH4581

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Cross references for Daniel 11:10

  • Daniel 11:26

    Yea, they that feed of the portion of his meat shall destroy him, and his army shall overflow: and many shall fall down slain.

  • Daniel 9:26

    And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.

  • Daniel 11:7

    But out of a branch of her roots shall one stand up in his estate, which shall come with an army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall prevail:

  • Jeremiah 51:42

    The sea is come up upon Babylon: she is covered with the multitude of the waves thereof.

  • Daniel 11:22

    And with the arms of a flood shall they be overflown from before him, and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant.

  • Daniel 11:39-40

    Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for gain. 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.

  • Isaiah 25:12

    And the fortress of the high fort of thy walls shall he bring down, lay low, and bring to the ground, even to the dust.

  • Jeremiah 46:7-8

    Who is this that cometh up as a flood, whose waters are moved as the rivers? Egypt riseth up like a flood, and his waters are moved like the rivers; and he saith, I will go up, and will cover the earth; I will destroy the city and the inhabitants thereof.

  • Isaiah 8:7-8

    Now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, even the king of Assyria, and all his glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks: And he shall pass through Judah; he shall overflow and go over, he shall reach even to the neck; and the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanuel.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
his sons.Seleucus Ceraunus and Antiochus the Great, sons of Callinicus. But the former being poisoned, the latter was proclaimed king, retook Seleucia and Syria, and then, after a truce, returned and overcame the Egyptian forces.
be stirred up. or, war. overflow.
22,40; 9:26; Isa 8:7,8; Jer 46:7,8; 51:42
then shall he return, and be stirred up. or, then shall he bestirred up again. to his.
7,39; Isa 25:12

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Context

  • Daniel 11:9

    So the king of the south shall come into his kingdom, and shall return into his own land.

  • Daniel 11:10

    But his sons shall be stirred up, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces: and one shall certainly come, and overflow, and pass through: then shall he return, and be stirred up, even to his fortress.

  • Daniel 11:11

    And the king of the south shall be moved with choler, and shall come forth and fight with him, even with the king of the north: and he shall set forth a great multitude; but the multitude shall be given into his hand.

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Daniel 11:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Mas los hijos de aquél se airarán, y reunirán multitud de grandes ejércitos: y vendrá á gran priesa, é inundará, y pasará, y tornará, y llegará con ira hasta su fortaleza.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Mais ses fils s’irriteront et rassembleront une multitude de forces nombreuses; et l’un d’eux viendra et inondera et passera outre; et il reviendra et poussera le combat jusqu’à sa forteresse.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Aber seine Söhne werden sich zum Kriege rüsten und eine Menge großer Heere zusammenbringen; und einer wird kommen und überschwemmen und überfluten; und er wird wiederkommen, und sie werden Krieg führen bis zu seiner Festung.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Filii autem ejus provocabuntur, et congregabunt multitudinem exercituum plurimorum: et veniet properans, et inundans: et revertetur, et concitabitur, et congredietur cum robore ejus.