Daniel 11 · Verse 8

Daniel 11:8

And shall also carry captives into Egypt their gods, with their princes, and with their precious vessels of silver and of gold; and he shall continue more years than the king of the north.
Daniel 11:8, King James Version

Daniel 11:8 in other translations

BSBHe will take even their gods captive to Egypt, with their metal images and their precious vessels of silver and gold. For some years he will stay away from the king of the North,
WEBHe will also carry their gods with their molten images, and with their goodly vessels of silver and of gold, captive into Egypt. He will refrain some years from the king of the north.
ASVAnd also their gods, with their molten images, and with their goodly vessels of silver and of gold, shall he carry captive into Egypt; and he shall refrain some years from the king of the north.
YLTand also their gods, with their princes, with their desirable vessels of silver and gold, into captivity he bringeth into Egypt; and he doth stand more years than the king of the north.
DARBYHe shall also carry captive into Egypt theirgods, with their princes, and their precious vessels of silver and of gold; and he shall subsist for more years than the king of the north;
BBEAnd their gods and their metal images and their fair vessels of silver and gold he will take away into the south; and for some years he will keep away from the king of the north.
WebsterAnd shall also carry captives into Egypt their gods, with their princes, and with their precious vessels of silver and of gold; and he shall continue more years than the king of the north.

What does Daniel 11:8 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
8. carry ... into Egypt their gods, &c.--Ptolemy, on hearing of a sedition in Egypt, returned with forty thousand talents of silver, precious vessels, and twenty-four hundred images, including Egyptian idols, which Cambyses had carried from Egypt into Persia. The idolatrous Egyptians were so gratified, that they named him Euergetes, or "benefactor." continue more years--Ptolemy survived Seleucus four years, reigning in all forty-six years. Maurer translates, "Then he for several years shall desist from (contending with) the king of the north" (compare Da 11:9).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 8 He shall continue more years - Seleucus Callinicus died (an exile) by a fall from his horse; and Ptolemy Euergetes survived him four or five years. - Bp. Newton.

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 11:8 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.

וְגַ֣םve.Gamand alsoH1571
אֱֽלֹהֵיהֶ֡ם'elo.hei.Hemgods theirH430
עִם\־'im-withH5973
נְסִֽכֵיהֶם֩ne.si.khei.Hemmolten images theirH5257
עִם\־'im-withH5973
כְּלֵ֨יke.Lei[the] vessels ofH3627
חֶמְדָּתָ֜םchem.da.Tamdesire theirH2532
כֶּ֧סֶףKe.sefsilverH3701
וְזָהָ֛בve.za.Havand goldH2091
בַּשְּׁבִ֖יba.she.Viin <the> captivityH7628
יָבִ֣אya.Vi'he will takeH935
מִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714
וְהוּא֙ve.Hu'and heH1931
שָׁנִ֣יםsha.NimyearsH8141
יַעֲמֹ֔דya.'a.Modhe will standH5975
מִמֶּ֖לֶךְmi.Me.lekhaway from [the] king ofH4428
הַצָּפֽוֹן\׃ha.tza.Fonthe northH6828

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

Cross references for Daniel 11:8

  • Isaiah 37:19

    And have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men’s hands, wood and stone: therefore they have destroyed them.

  • Isaiah 46:1-2

    Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaden; they are a burden to the weary beast. They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity.

  • Jeremiah 43:12-13

    And I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt; and he shall burn them, and carry them away captives: and he shall array himself with the land of Egypt, as a shepherd putteth on his garment; and he shall go forth from thence in peace. He shall break also the images of Beth–shemesh, that is in the land of Egypt; and the houses of the gods of the Egyptians shall he burn with fire.

  • Daniel 10:3

    I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled.

  • Hosea 10:5-6

    The inhabitants of Samaria shall fear because of the calves of Beth–aven: for the people thereof shall mourn over it, and the priests thereof that rejoiced on it, for the glory thereof, because it is departed from it. It shall be also carried unto Assyria for a present to king Jareb: Ephraim shall receive shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel.

  • Numbers 33:4

    For the Egyptians buried all their firstborn, which the Lord had smitten among them: upon their gods also the Lord executed judgments.

  • Exodus 12:12

    For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the Lord.

  • Hosea 8:6

    For from Israel was it also: the workman made it; therefore it is not God: but the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces.

  • Genesis 31:30

    And now, though thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore longedst after thy father’s house, yet wherefore hast thou stolen my gods?

  • Jeremiah 46:25

    The Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, saith; Behold, I will punish the multitude of No, and Pharaoh, and Egypt, with their gods, and their kings; even Pharaoh, and all them that trust in him:

  • Deuteronomy 12:3

    And ye shall overthrow their altars, and break their pillars, and burn their groves with fire; and ye shall hew down the graven images of their gods, and destroy the names of them out of that place.

  • Isaiah 2:16

    And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
their gods.
Ge 31:30; Ex 12:12; Nu 33:4; De 12:3; Jud 18:24; Isa 37:19; 46:1,2
Jer 43:12,13; 46:25; Ho 8:6; 10:5,6
their precious vessels. Heb. vessels of their desire.
1:2,3; 10:3; Isa 2:16; Ho 13:15
he shall continue.Callinicus died an exile, and Euergetes survived him four or five years.

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Context

  • Daniel 11:7

    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:

  • Daniel 11:8

    And shall also carry captives into Egypt their gods, with their princes, and with their precious vessels of silver and of gold; and he shall continue more years than the king of the north.

  • Daniel 11:9

    So the king of the south shall come into his kingdom, and shall return into his own land.

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Daniel 11:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y aun los dioses de ellos, con sus príncipes, con sus vasos preciosos de plata y de oro, llevará cautivos á Egipto: y por años se mantendrá él contra el rey del norte.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et même il emmènera captifs, en Égypte, leurs dieux et leurs princes, avec leurs objets précieux, l’argent et l’or; et il subsistera plus d’années que le roi du nord.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und auch wird er ihre Götter samt ihren gegossenen Bildern, samt ihren kostbaren Geräten, Silber und Gold, nach Ägypten in die Gefangenschaft führen; und er wird Jahre lang standhalten vor dem König des Nordens.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Insuper et deos eorum, et sculptilia, vasa quoque pretiosa argenti et auri, captiva ducet in Ægyptum: ipse prævalebit adversus regem aquilonis.