Daniel 11 · Verse 9

Daniel 11:9

So the king of the south shall come into his kingdom, and shall return into his own land.
Daniel 11:9, King James Version

Daniel 11:9 in other translations

BSBwho will invade the realm of the king of the South and then return to his own land.
WEBHe will come into the realm of the king of the south, but he will return into his own land.
ASVAnd he shall come into the realm of the king of the south, but he shall return into his own land.
YLT‘And the king of the south hath come into the kingdom, and turned back unto his own land;
DARBYand the same shall come into the realm of the king of the south, but shall return into his own land.
BBEAnd he will come into the kingdom of the king of the south, but he will go back to his land.
WebsterSo the king of the south shall come into his kingdom, and shall return into his own land.

What does Daniel 11:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
9. come into his kingdom--Egypt: not only with impunity, but with great spoil.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 9 So the king of the south - Ptolemy Euergetes: - Shall come into his kingdom - That of Seleucus Callinicus. And shall return - Having heard that a sedition had taken place in Egypt, Ptolemy Euergetes was obliged to return speedily in order to repress it; else he had wholly destroyed the kingdom of Callinicus.

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 11:9 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.

וּבָ֗אu.Va'and he will goH935
בְּמַלְכוּת֙be.mal.Khutin [the] kingdom ofH4438
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
הַנֶּ֔גֶבha.Ne.gevthe southH5045
וְשָׁ֖בve.Shavand he will returnH7725
אֶל\־'el-toH413
אַדְמָתֽוֹ\׃'ad.ma.Toown land hisH127

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

Context

  • 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.

  • Daniel 11:10

    But his sons shall be stirred up, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces: and one shall certainly come, and overflow, and pass through: then shall he return, and be stirred up, even to his fortress.

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Daniel 11:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Así entrará en el reino el rey del mediodía, y volverá á su tierra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et celui-ci viendra dans le royaume du roi du midi et il retournera dans son pays.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und dieser wird in das Reich des Königs des Südens kommen, aber in sein Land zurückkehren.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et intrabit in regnum rex austri, et revertetur ad terram suam.