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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Daniel 11 NLT</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/daniel/11.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/daniel/11-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">NLT</a> > Daniel 11</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../daniel/10.htm" title="Daniel 10">◄</a> Daniel 11 <a href="../daniel/12.htm" title="Daniel 12">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">New Living Translation</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/nlt/esv/daniel/11.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></td></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="hdg">Kings of the South and North</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/11-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>I have been standing beside Michael<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">a</span></a> to support and strengthen him since the first year of the reign of Darius the Mede.)</p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/11-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>“Now then, I will reveal the truth to you. Three more Persian kings will reign, to be succeeded by a fourth, far richer than the others. He will use his wealth to stir up everyone to fight against the kingdom of Greece.<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">b</span></a></p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/11-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>“Then a mighty king will rise to power who will rule with great authority and accomplish everything he sets out to do. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/11-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>But at the height of his power, his kingdom will be broken apart and divided into four parts. It will not be ruled by the king’s descendants, nor will the kingdom hold the authority it once had. For his empire will be uprooted and given to others.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/11-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>“The king of the south will increase in power, but one of his own officials will become more powerful than he and will rule his kingdom with great strength.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/11-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>“Some years later an alliance will be formed between the king of the north and the king of the south. The daughter of the king of the south will be given in marriage to the king of the north to secure the alliance, but she will lose her influence over him, and so will her father. She will be abandoned along with her supporters. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/11-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>But when one of her relatives<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">c</span></a> becomes king of the south, he will raise an army and enter the fortress of the king of the north and defeat him. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/11-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>When he returns to Egypt, he will carry back their idols with him, along with priceless articles of gold and silver. For some years afterward he will leave the king of the north alone.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/11-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>“Later the king of the north will invade the realm of the king of the south but will soon return to his own land. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/11-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>However, the sons of the king of the north will assemble a mighty army that will advance like a flood and carry the battle as far as the enemy’s fortress.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/11-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>“Then, in a rage, the king of the south will rally against the vast forces assembled by the king of the north and will defeat them. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/11-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>After the enemy army is swept away, the king of the south will be filled with pride and will execute many thousands of his enemies. But his success will be short lived.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/11-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>“A few years later the king of the north will return with a fully equipped army far greater than before. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/11-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>At that time there will be a general uprising against the king of the south. Violent men among your own people will join them in fulfillment of this vision, but they will not succeed. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/11-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Then the king of the north will come and lay siege to a fortified city and capture it. The best troops of the south will not be able to stand in the face of the onslaught.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/11-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>“The king of the north will march onward unopposed; none will be able to stop him. He will pause in the glorious land of Israel,<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">d</span></a> intent on destroying it. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/11-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>He will make plans to come with the might of his entire kingdom and will form an alliance with the king of the south. He will give him a daughter in marriage in order to overthrow the kingdom from within, but his plan will fail.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/11-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>“After this, he will turn his attention to the coastland and conquer many cities. But a commander from another land will put an end to his insolence and cause him to retreat in shame. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/11-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>He will take refuge in his own fortresses but will stumble and fall and be seen no more.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/11-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>“His successor will send out a tax collector to maintain the royal splendor. But after a very brief reign, he will die, though not from anger or in battle.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/11-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>“The next to come to power will be a despicable man who is not in line for royal succession. He will slip in when least expected and take over the kingdom by flattery and intrigue. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/11-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Before him great armies will be swept away, including a covenant prince. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/11-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>With deceitful promises, he will make various alliances. He will become strong despite having only a handful of followers. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/11-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Without warning he will enter the richest areas of the land. Then he will distribute among his followers the plunder and wealth of the rich—something his predecessors had never done. He will plot the overthrow of strongholds, but this will last for only a short while.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/11-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>“Then he will stir up his courage and raise a great army against the king of the south. The king of the south will go to battle with a mighty army, but to no avail, for there will be plots against him. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/11-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>His own household will cause his downfall. His army will be swept away, and many will be killed. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/11-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>Seeking nothing but each other’s harm, these kings will plot against each other at the conference table, attempting to deceive each other. But it will make no difference, for the end will come at the appointed time.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/11-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>“The king of the north will then return home with great riches. On the way he will set himself against the people of the holy covenant, doing much damage before continuing his journey.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/11-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>“Then at the appointed time he will once again invade the south, but this time the result will be different. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/11-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>For warships from western coastlands<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">e</span></a> will scare him off, and he will withdraw and return home. But he will vent his anger against the people of the holy covenant and reward those who forsake the covenant.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/11-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>“His army will take over the Temple fortress, pollute the sanctuary, put a stop to the daily sacrifices, and set up the sacrilegious object that causes desecration.<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">f</span></a> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/11-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>He will flatter and win over those who have violated the covenant. But the people who know their God will be strong and will resist him.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/11-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>“Wise leaders will give instruction to many, but these teachers will die by fire and sword, or they will be jailed and robbed. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/11-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>During these persecutions, little help will arrive, and many who join them will not be sincere. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/11-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>And some of the wise will fall victim to persecution. In this way, they will be refined and cleansed and made pure until the time of the end, for the appointed time is still to come.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/11-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>“The king will do as he pleases, exalting himself and claiming to be greater than every god, even blaspheming the God of gods. He will succeed, but only until the time of wrath is completed. For what has been determined will surely take place. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/11-37.htm"><b>37</b></a></span>He will have no respect for the gods of his ancestors, or for the god loved by women, or for any other god, for he will boast that he is greater than them all. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/11-38.htm"><b>38</b></a></span>Instead of these, he will worship the god of fortresses—a god his ancestors never knew—and lavish on him gold, silver, precious stones, and expensive gifts. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/11-39.htm"><b>39</b></a></span>Claiming this foreign god’s help, he will attack the strongest fortresses. He will honor those who submit to him, appointing them to positions of authority and dividing the land among them as their reward.<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">g</span></a></p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/11-40.htm"><b>40</b></a></span>“Then at the time of the end, the king of the south will attack the king of the north. The king of the north will storm out with chariots, charioteers, and a vast navy. He will invade various lands and sweep through them like a flood. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/11-41.htm"><b>41</b></a></span>He will enter the glorious land of Israel,<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">h</span></a> and many nations will fall, but Moab, Edom, and the best part of Ammon will escape. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/11-42.htm"><b>42</b></a></span>He will conquer many countries, and even Egypt will not escape. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/11-43.htm"><b>43</b></a></span>He will gain control over the gold, silver, and treasures of Egypt, and the Libyans and Ethiopians<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">i</span></a> will be his servants.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/11-44.htm"><b>44</b></a></span>“But then news from the east and the north will alarm him, and he will set out in great anger to destroy and obliterate many. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/11-45.htm"><b>45</b></a></span>He will stop between the glorious holy mountain and the sea and will pitch his royal tents. But while he is there, his time will suddenly run out, and no one will help him.</p><A name="footnotes"></a><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn">a</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">11:1 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">him.</span><br><span class="fn">b</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">11:2 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">of Javan.</span><br><span class="fn">c</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">11:7 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">a branch from her roots.</span><br><span class="fn">d</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">11:16 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">the glorious land.</span><br><span class="fn">e</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">11:30 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">from Kittim.</span><br><span class="fn">f</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">11:31 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">the abomination of desolation.</span><br><span class="fn">g</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">11:39 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="it">at a price.</span><br><span class="fn">h</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">11:41 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">the glorious land.</span><br><span class="fn">i</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">11:43 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">Cushites.</span><br></span></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><em>Holy Bible</em>, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. 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