Daniel 11:20
His successor will send out a tax collector to maintain royal wealth. However, in a short time he will die, but not violently or in battle.
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In Context
19He will return to the fortresses of his own land, but he will stumble and fall, and will be gone.
Cross References
2 Kings 23:35Jehoiakim paid the silver and gold to Pharaoh Neco, but in order to meet Pharaoh's demand he taxed the land and required payment of the silver and the gold from the people, each in proportion to their wealth.
Isaiah 60:17I will bring you gold instead of bronze, silver instead of iron, bronze instead of wood, and iron instead of stone. I will appoint Peace as your watchman, and Goodness as your leader.
Daniel 11:21A contemptible person will follow him who will not be given royal majesty. He will take over peacably and assume control of the kingdom through deception.
Matthew Henry on Daniel 11:6-21
The Affairs of Egypt and Syria; The Reign of Antiochus Magnus; The Fall of Antiochus Magnus. ( b. c. 534.) 5 And the king of the south shall be strong, and one of his princes; and he shall be strong above him, and have dominion; his dominion shall be a great dominion. 6 And in the end of years they shall join themselves together; for the king's daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain the power of the arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm: but she… Read the whole commentary →