Daniel 11 · Verse 13

Daniel 11:13

For the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former, and shall certainly come after certain years with a great army and with much riches.
Daniel 11:13, King James Version

Daniel 11:13 in other translations

BSBFor the king of the North will raise another army, larger than the first, and after some years he will advance with a great army and many supplies.
WEBThe king of the north will return, and will send out a multitude greater than the former. He will come on at the end of the times, even of years, with a great army and with abundant supplies.
ASVAnd the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former; and he shall come on at the end of the times, even of years, with a great army and with much substance.
YLT‘And the king of the north hath turned back, and hath caused a multitude to stand, greater than the first, and at the end of the times a second time he doth certainly come in with a great force, and with much substance;
DARBYFor the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former; and shall certainly come at the end of the times of years with a great army and with much substance.
BBEAnd again the king of the north will get together an army greater than the first; and he will make an attack on him at the end of years, with a great army and much wealth.
WebsterFor the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former, and shall certainly come after certain years with a great army and with much riches.

What does Daniel 11:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
13. return--renew the war. after certain years--fourteen years after his defeat at Raphia. Antiochus, after successful campaigns against Persia and India, made war with Ptolemy Epiphanes, son of Philopater, a mere child.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 The king of the north shall return - after certain years - In about fourteen years Antiochus did return, Philopater being dead, and his son Ptolemy Epiphanes being then a minor. He brought a much larger army and more riches; these he had collected in a late eastern expedition.

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 11:13 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.

וְשָׁב֙ve.Shavand he will returnH7725
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
הַצָּפ֔וֹןha.tza.Fonthe northH6828
וְהֶעֱמִ֣ידve.he.'e.Midand he will raise upH5975
הָמ֔וֹןha.Mona multitudeH1995
רַ֖בravgreatH7227
מִן\־min-more thanH4480
הָרִאשׁ֑וֹןha.ri.Shonthe firstH7223
וּלְקֵ֨ץu.le.Ketzand to [the] end ofH7093
הָֽעִתִּ֤יםha.'i.Timthe timesH6256
שָׁנִים֙sha.NimyearsH8141
יָ֣בוֹאYa.Vo'he will comeH935
ב֔וֹאVo'certainly <come>H935
בְּחַ֥יִלbe.Cha.yilwith an armyH2428
גָּד֖וֹלga.DollargeH1419
וּבִרְכ֥וּשׁu.vir.Khushand with equipmentH7399
רָֽב\׃RavmuchH7227

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Daniel 11:13

  • Daniel 12:7

    And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished.

  • Daniel 4:16

    Let his heart be changed from man’s, and let a beast’s heart be given unto him; and let seven times pass over him.

  • Daniel 11:6-7

    And in the end of years they shall join themselves together; for the king’s daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain the power of the arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm: but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in these times. 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:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the king.
6,7
after certain years. Heb. at the end of times, even years.
4:16; 12:7

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Daniel 11:12

    And when he hath taken away the multitude, his heart shall be lifted up; and he shall cast down many ten thousands: but he shall not be strengthened by it.

  • Daniel 11:13

    For the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former, and shall certainly come after certain years with a great army and with much riches.

  • Daniel 11:14

    And in those times there shall many stand up against the king of the south: also the robbers of thy people shall exalt themselves to establish the vision; but they shall fall.

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Daniel 11:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y el rey del norte volverá á poner en campo mayor multitud que primero, y á cabo del tiempo de años vendrá á gran priesa con grande ejército y con muchas riquezas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et le roi du nord reviendra et mettra sur pied une multitude plus grande que la première; et au bout d’une période d’années, il s’avancera avec une armée nombreuse et de grandes richesses.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und der König des Nordens wird wiederkommen und eine Menge aufstellen, größer als die frühere; und nach Verlauf der Zeiten von Jahren wird er mit einem großen Heere und mit großer Ausrüstung kommen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Convertetur enim rex aquilonis, et præparabit multitudinem multo majorem quam prius: et in fine temporum annorumque veniet properans cum exercitu magno, et opibus nimiis.