Daniel 11 · Verse 3

Daniel 11:3

And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will.
Daniel 11:3, King James Version

Daniel 11:3 in other translations

BSBThen a mighty king will arise, who will rule with great authority and do as he pleases.
WEBA mighty king will stand up, who will rule with great dominion, and do according to his will.
ASVAnd a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will.
YLTAnd a mighty king hath stood, and he hath ruled a great dominion, and hath done according to his will;
DARBYAnd a mighty king shall stand up that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will.
BBEAnd a strong king will come to power, ruling with great authority and doing whatever is his pleasure.
WebsterAnd a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will.

What does Daniel 11:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
3. mighty king ... do according to his will--answering to the he-goat's "notable horn" (Da 8:6, 7, 21). Alexander invaded Persia 334 B.C., to avenge the wrongs of Greece on Persia for Xerxes' past invasion (as Alexander said in a letter to Darius Codomanus, Arrian, Alexander. 2.14.7).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 3 A mighty king shall stand up - This was Alexander the great. It is not said that this mighty king shall stand up against Xerxes, for he was not born till one hundred years after that monarch; but simply that he should stand up, i.e., that he should reign in Greece.

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 11:3 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.

וְעָמַ֖דve.'a.Madand he will ariseH5975
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekha kingH4428
גִּבּ֑וֹרgi.BormightyH1368
וּמָשַׁל֙u.ma.Shaland he will have dominionH4910
מִמְשָׁ֣לmi.ShaldominionH4474
רַ֔בRavgreatH7227
וְעָשָׂ֖הve.'a.Sahand he will doH6213
כִּרְצוֹנֽוֹ\׃kir.tzo.Noaccording to pleasure hisH7522

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

Cross references for Daniel 11:3

  • 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 11:36

    And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.

  • Daniel 8:21

    And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.

  • Daniel 5:19

    And for the majesty that he gave him, all people, nations, and languages, trembled and feared before him: whom he would he slew; and whom he would he kept alive; and whom he would he set up; and whom he would he put down.

  • Daniel 7:6

    After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it.

  • Hebrews 2:4

    God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will?

  • Daniel 4:35

    And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?

  • Daniel 8:4-14

    I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; so that no beasts might stand before him, neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and became great. And as I was considering, behold, an he goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes. And he came to the ram that had two horns, which I had seen standing before the river, and ran unto him in the fury of his power. 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. …

  • James 1:18

    Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

  • Ephesians 1:11

    In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
a mighty.Alexander the Great, whose kingdom after his death, as we have seen, was divided into four parts.
7:6; 8:5-8,21
do.
16,36; 4:35; 5:19; 8:4-14; Eph 1:11; Heb 2:4; Jas 1:18

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Context

  • Daniel 11:2

    And now will I shew thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all: and by his strength through his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia.

  • Daniel 11:3

    And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will.

  • Daniel 11:4

    And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside those.

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Daniel 11:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Levantaráse luego un rey valiente, el cual se enseñoreará sobre gran dominio, y hará su voluntad.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et un roi vaillant se lèvera et exercera une grande domination, et il agira selon son bon plaisir.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und ein tapferer König wird aufstehen, und er wird mit großer Macht herrschen und nach seinem Gutdünken handeln.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Surget vero rex fortis, et dominabitur potestate multa, et faciet quod placuerit ei.