Daniel 11 · Verse 23

Daniel 11:23

And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people.
Daniel 11:23, King James Version

Daniel 11:23 in other translations

BSBAfter an alliance is made with him, he will act deceitfully; for he will rise to power with only a few people.
WEBAfter the treaty made with him he will work deceitfully; for he will come up and will become strong with few people.
ASVAnd after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully; for he shall come up, and shall become strong, with a small people.
YLTAnd after they join themselves unto him, he worketh deceit, and hath increased, and hath been strong by a few of the nation.
DARBYAnd after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully, and he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people.
BBEAnd from the time when they make an agreement with him, he will be working falsely: for he will take up arms suddenly with a small force,
WebsterAnd after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people.

What does Daniel 11:23 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
23. Tregelles notes three divisions in the history of the "vile person," which is continued to the end of the chapter: (1) His rise (Da 11:21, 22). (2) The time from his making the covenant to the taking away of the daily sacrifice and setting up of the abomination of desolation (Da 11:23-31). (3) His career of blasphemy, to his destruction (Da 11:32-45); the latter two periods answering to the "week" of years of his "covenant with many" (namely, in Israel) (Da 9:27), and the last being the closing half week of the ninth chapter. But the context so accurately agrees with the relations of Antiochus to Ptolemy that the primary reference seems to be to the "league" between them. Antitypically, Antichrist's relations towards Israel are probably delineated. Compare Da 8:11, 25, with Da 11:22 here, "prince of the covenant." work deceitfully--Feigning friendship to young Ptolemy, as if he wished to order his kingdom for him, he took possession of Memphis and all Egypt ("the fattest places," Da 11:34) as far as Alexandria. with a small people--At first, to throw off suspicion, his forces were small.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 23 He shall come up - From Rome, where he had been a hostage for the payment of the tax laid on his father. Shall become strong with a small people - At first he had but few to espouse his cause when he arrived at Antioch, the people having been greatly divided by the many claimants of the crown; but being supported by Eumenes and Attalus, his few people increased, and he became strong.

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 11:23 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.

וּמִן\־u.min-and from whenH4480
הִֽתְחַבְּר֥וּתhit.cha.be.Rutmade an allianceH2266
אֵלָ֖יו'e.Lavwith himH413
יַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.Sehhe will actH6213
מִרְמָ֑הmir.MahdeceitH4820
וְעָלָ֥הve.'a.Lahand he will riseH5927
וְעָצַ֖םve.'a.Tzamand he will become mightyH6105
בִּמְעַט\־bim.'at-with fewness ofH4592
גּֽוֹי\׃Goya nationH1471

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

Cross references for Daniel 11:23

  • Daniel 8:25

    And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.

  • 2 Thessalonians 2:9

    Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,

  • Genesis 34:13

    And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister:

  • Proverbs 11:18

    The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.

  • Romans 1:29

    Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,

  • Ezekiel 17:13-19

    And hath taken of the king’s seed, and made a covenant with him, and hath taken an oath of him: he hath also taken the mighty of the land: That the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand. But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and much people. Shall he prosper? shall he escape that doeth such things? or shall he break the covenant, and be delivered? As I live, saith the Lord God, surely in the place where the king dwelleth that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he brake, even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die. …

  • Psalms 52:2

    Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

  • 2 Corinthians 11:3

    But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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8:25; Ge 34:13; Ps 52:2; Pr 11:18; Eze 17:13-19; Ro 1:29; 2Co 11:3
2Th 2:9

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Context

  • 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 11:23

    And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people.

  • Daniel 11:24

    He shall enter peaceably even upon the fattest places of the province; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers’ fathers; he shall scatter among them the prey, and spoil, and riches: yea, and he shall forecast his devices against the strong holds, even for a time.

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Daniel 11:23 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y después de los conciertos con él, él hará engaño, y subirá, y saldrá vencedor con poca gente.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et dès qu’il se sera associé à lui, il agira avec fraude, et il montera, et sera fort avec peu de gens.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Denn seitdem er sich mit ihm verbündet hat, wird er Trug üben, und wird hinaufziehen und mit wenig Volk Macht gewinnen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et post amicitias, cum eo faciet dolum: et ascendet, et superabit in modico populo.