Daniel 11 · Verse 17

Daniel 11:17

He shall also set his face to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom, and upright ones with him; thus shall he do: and he shall give him the daughter of women, corrupting her: but she shall not stand on his side, neither be for him.
Daniel 11:17, King James Version

Daniel 11:17 in other translations

BSBHe will resolve to come with the strength of his whole kingdom, and will reach an agreement with the king of the South. He will give him a daughter in marriage in order to overthrow the kingdom, but his plan will not succeed or help him.
WEBHe will set his face to come with the strength of his whole kingdom, and with him equitable conditions. He will perform them. He will give him the daughter of women, to destroy the kingdom, but she will not stand, and won’t be for him.
ASVAnd he shall set his face to come with the strength of his whole kingdom, and with him equitable conditions; and he shall perform them: and he shall give him the daughter of women, to corrupt her; but she shall not stand, neither be for him.
YLTAnd he setteth his face to go in with the strength of his whole kingdom, and upright ones with him; and he hath wrought, and the daughter of women he giveth to him, to corrupt her; and she doth not stand, nor is for him.
DARBYAnd he shall set his face to come with the strength of his whole kingdom, and upright ones with him; and he shall practise; and he shall give him the daughter of women, to corrupt her; but she shall not stand, neither shall she be for him.
BBEAnd it will be his purpose to come with the strength of all his kingdom, but in place of this he will make an agreement with him; and he will give him the daughter of women to send destruction on it; but this will not take place or come about.
WebsterHe shall also set his face to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom, and upright ones with him; thus shall he do: and he shall give him the daughter of women, corrupting her: but she shall not stand on his side, neither be for him.

What does Daniel 11:17 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
17. set his face--purpose steadfastly. Antiochus purpose was, however, turned from open assault to wile, by his war with the Romans in his endeavor to extend his kingdom to the limits it had under Seleucus Nicator. upright one--Jasher, or Jeshurun (De 32:15; Is 44:2); the epithet applied by the Hebrews to their nation. It is here used not in praise; for in Da 11:14 (see on Da 11:14) they are called "robbers," or "men of violence, factious": it is the general designation of Israel, as having God for their God. Probably it is used to rebuke those who ought to have been God's "upright ones" for confederating with godless heathen in acts of violence (the contrast to the term in Da 11:14 favors this). thus shall he do--Instead of at once invading Ptolemy's country with his "whole strength," he prepares his way for doing so by the following plan: he gives to Ptolemy Epiphanes his daughter Cleopatra in marriage, promising Coelo-Syria and Judea as a dowry, thus securing his neutrality in the war with Rome: he hoped through his daughter to obtain Syria, Cilicia, and Lycia, and even Egypt itself at last; but Cleopatra favored her husband rather than her father, and so defeated his scheme [Jerome]. "She shall not stand on his side."

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 17 He shall also set his face to enter - Antiochus purposed to have marched his army into Egypt; but he thought it best to proceed by fraudulence, and therefore proposed a treaty of marriage between him and his daughter Cleopatra, called here the daughter of women, because of her great beauty and accomplishments. And this he appeared to do, having "upright ones with him." Or, as the Septuagint have it και ευθεια παντα μετ' αυτου ποιησει, "and he will make all things straight with him;" that is, he acted as if he were influenced by nothing but the most upright views. But he intended his daughter to be a snare to Ptolemy, and therefore purposed to corrupt her that she might betray her husband. But she shall not stand on his side - On the contrary, her husband's interests became more dear to her than her father's; and by her means Ptolemy was put upon his guard against the intentions of Antiochus.

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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 11:17 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.

וְיָשֵׂ֣ם\׀ve.ya.Semand he will setH7760
פָּ֠נָיוPa.navface hisH6440
לָב֞וֹאla.Vo'to comeH935
בְּתֹ֧קֶףbe.To.kefwith [the] power ofH8633
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
מַלְכוּת֛וֹmal.khu.Tokingdom hisH4438
וִישָׁרִ֥יםvi.sha.Rimand upright [things]H3477
עִמּ֖וֹi.Mowith himH5973
וְעָשָׂ֑הve.'a.Sahand he will doH6213
וּבַ֤תu.Vatand [the] daughter ofH1323
הַנָּשִׁים֙ha.na.Shimthe womenH802
יִתֶּן\־yi.ten-he will giveH5414
ל֣וֹloto him
לְהַשְׁחִיתָ֔הּle.hash.chi.Tahto destroy itH7843
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808
תַעֲמֹ֖דta.'a.Modit will standH5975
וְלֹא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
ל֥וֹloto him
תִהְיֶֽה\׃tih.Yehit will happenH1961

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Cross references for Daniel 11:17

  • Ezekiel 4:7

    Therefore thou shalt set thy face toward the siege of Jerusalem, and thine arm shall be uncovered, and thou shalt prophesy against it.

  • Ezekiel 4:3

    Moreover take thou unto thee an iron pan, and set it for a wall of iron between thee and the city: and set thy face against it, and it shall be besieged, and thou shalt lay siege against it. This shall be a sign to the house of Israel.

  • 2 Kings 12:17

    Then Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath, and took it: and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem.

  • Romans 8:31

    What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?

  • Matthew 12:30

    He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.

  • Luke 9:51

    And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,

  • Luke 11:23

    He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.

  • 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.

  • Proverbs 19:21

    There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand.

  • Ezekiel 25:2

    Son of man, set thy face against the Ammonites, and prophesy against them;

  • Daniel 11:19

    Then he shall turn his face toward the fort of his own land: but he shall stumble and fall, and not be found.

  • 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:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
He shall also.Being assisted by the Jews, he purposed to subdue Egypt; but, entering into treaty with Ptolemy, he gave him his daughter Cleopatra in marriage, thinking to engage her to betray the interests of her husband; but in which he was deceived
set.
19; 2Ki 12:17; 2Ch 20:3; Pr 19:21; Eze 4:3,7; 25:2; Lu 9:51
upright ones. or, much uprightness, or, equal conditions.corrupting. Heb. to corrupt. neither.
9:26; Ps 56:9; Eze 17:17; Mt 12:30; Lu 11:23; Ro 8:31

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Context

  • 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.

  • Daniel 11:17

    He shall also set his face to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom, and upright ones with him; thus shall he do: and he shall give him the daughter of women, corrupting her: but she shall not stand on his side, neither be for him.

  • Daniel 11:18

    After this shall he turn his face unto the isles, and shall take many: but a prince for his own behalf shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease; without his own reproach he shall cause it to turn upon him.

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Daniel 11:17 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Pondrá luego su rostro para venir con el poder de todo su reino; y hará con aquél cosas rectas, y darále una hija de mujeres para trastornarla: mas no estará ni será por él.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et il dirigera sa face pour venir avec les forces de tout son royaume, et des hommes droits avec lui, et il agira; et il lui donnera la fille des femmes pour la pervertir; mais elle ne tiendra pas, et elle ne sera pas pour lui.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und er wird sein Angesicht darauf richten, mit der Macht seines ganzen Reiches zu kommen, indem er einen Ausgleich im Sinne hat, und er wird ihn bewirken; und er wird ihm eine Tochter der Weiber geben, zu ihrem Verderben; und sie wird nicht bestehen und wird nichts für ihn sein.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et ponet faciem suam ut veniat ad tenendum universum regnum ejus, et recta faciet cum eo: et filiam feminarum dabit ei, ut evertat illud: et non stabit, nec illius erit.