Daniel 11 · Verse 15

Daniel 11:15

So the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mount, and take the most fenced cities: and the arms of the south shall not withstand, neither his chosen people, neither shall there be any strength to withstand.
Daniel 11:15, King James Version

Daniel 11:15 in other translations

BSBThen the king of the North will come, build up a siege ramp, and capture a fortified city. The forces of the South will not stand; even their best troops will not be able to resist.
WEBSo the king of the north will come and cast up a mound, and take a well-fortified city. The forces of the south won’t stand, neither will his select troops, neither will there be any strength to stand.
ASVSo the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mound, and take a well-fortified city: and the forces of the south shall not stand, neither his chosen people, neither shall there be any strength to stand.
YLT‘And the king of the north cometh in, and poureth out a mount, and hath captured fenced cities; and the arms of the south do not stand, nor the people of his choice, yea, there is no power to stand.
DARBYAnd the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mound, and take the well-fenced city; and the arms of the south shall not withstand, neither his chosen people, for there shall be no strength to withstand.
BBESo the king of the north will come, and put up earthworks and take a well-armed town: and the forces of the king of the south will make an attempt to keep their position, even the best of his army, but they will not have strength to do so.
WebsterSo the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mount, and take the most fortified cities: and the arms of the south shall not withstand, neither his chosen people, neither shall there be any strength to withstand.

What does Daniel 11:15 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
15. king of ... north--Antiochus the Great. take ... fenced cities--Scopas, the Egyptian general, met Antiochus at Paneas, near the sources of the Jordan, and was defeated, and fled to Sidon, a strongly "fenced city," where he was forced to surrender. chosen people--Egypt's choicest army was sent under Eropus, Menocles, and Damoxenus, to deliver Scopas, but in vain [Jerome].

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 15 So the king of the north - Antiochus came to recover Judea. Scopas was sent by Ptolemy to oppose him; but he was defeated near the fountains of Jordan, and was obliged to take refuge in Sidon with ten thousand men. Antiochus pursued and besieged him; and he was obliged by famine to surrender at discretion, and their lives only were spared. Antiochus afterwards besieged several of the fenced cities, and took them; in short, carried all before him; so that the king of the south, Ptolemy, and his chosen people, his ablest generals, were not able to oppose him.

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 11:15 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.

וְיָבֹא֙ve.ya.Vo'and he may comeH935
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
הַצָּפ֔וֹןha.tza.Fonthe northH6828
וְיִשְׁפֹּךְ֙ve.yish.poKhso he may pour outH8210
סֽוֹלֲלָ֔הso.la.Laha moundH5550
וְלָכַ֖דve.la.Khadand he will captureH3920
עִ֣יר'ira city ofH5892
מִבְצָר֑וֹתmiv.tza.RotfortificationsH4013
וּזְרֹע֤וֹתu.ze.ro.'otand [the] forces ofH2220
הַנֶּ֙גֶב֙ha.Ne.gevthe southH5045
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
יַעֲמֹ֔דוּya.'a.Mo.duthey will standH5975
וְעַם֙ve.'Amand [the] people ofH5971
מִבְחָרָ֔יוmiv.cha.Ravchoicest ones hisH4005
וְאֵ֥יןve.'Einand there notH369
כֹּ֖חַKo.ach[will be] strengthH3581
לַעֲמֹֽד\׃la.'a.Modto standH5975

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Cross references for Daniel 11:15

  • Ezekiel 17:17

    Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company make for him in the war, by casting up mounts, and building forts, to cut off many persons:

  • Jeremiah 6:6

    For thus hath the Lord of hosts said, Hew ye down trees, and cast a mount against Jerusalem: this is the city to be visited; she is wholly oppression in the midst of her.

  • Ezekiel 4:2

    And lay siege against it, and build a fort against it, and cast a mount against it; set the camp also against it, and set battering rams against it round about.

  • Proverbs 21:30-31

    There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the Lord. The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the Lord.

  • Joshua 1:5

    There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

  • Jeremiah 5:10

    Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her battlements; for they are not the Lord’s.

  • Jeremiah 33:4

    For thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, concerning the houses of this city, and concerning the houses of the kings of Judah, which are thrown down by the mounts, and by the sword;

  • Jeremiah 52:4

    And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it, and built forts against it round about.

  • Daniel 11:6

    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.

  • Daniel 8:7

    And I saw him come close unto the ram, and he was moved with choler against him, and smote the ram, and brake his two horns: and there was no power in the ram to stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground, and stamped upon him: and there was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
cast up.
Jer 5:10; 6:6; 33:4; 52:4; Eze 17:17
most fenced cities. Heb. city of munitions.After fourteen years, Ptolemy Philopater having been succeeded by Ptolemy Epiphanes, then a minor, Antiochus raised a greater army than before, and having defeated his best troops under Scopas, recovered possession of Caelo-Syria and Palestine, with all their fortified cities.
shall not.
6; 8:7; Jos 1:5; Pr 21:30,31
his chosen people. Heb. the people of his choices.

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Context

  • 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.

  • Daniel 11:15

    So the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mount, and take the most fenced cities: and the arms of the south shall not withstand, neither his chosen people, neither shall there be any strength to withstand.

  • Daniel 11:16

    But he that cometh against him shall do according to his own will, and none shall stand before him: and he shall stand in the glorious land, which by his hand shall be consumed.

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Daniel 11:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Vendrá pues el rey del norte, y fundará baluartes, y tomará la ciudad fuerte; y los brazos del mediodía no podrán permanecer, ni su pueblo escogido, ni habrá fortaleza que pueda resistir.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et le roi du nord viendra, et il élèvera une terrasse, et s’emparera de la ville forte; et les forces du midi ne tiendront pas, ni l’élite de son peuple; et il n’y aura pas de force en lui pour se maintenir.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und der König des Nordens wird kommen und einen Wall aufwerfen und eine befestigte Stadt einnehmen; und die Streitkräfte des Südens werden nicht standhalten, selbst sein auserlesenes Volk wird keine Kraft haben, um standzuhalten.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et venit rex aquilonis, et comportabit aggerem, et capiet urbes munitissimas: et brachia austri non sustinebunt, et consurgent electi ejus ad resistendum, et non erit fortitudo.