Daniel 11:7

And [one] has stood up from a branch of her roots, [in] his station, and he comes to the bulwark, indeed, he comes into a stronghold of the king of the north, and has worked against them, and has done mightily;

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In The King James Version

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:

In Context

6And at the end of years they join themselves together, and a daughter of the king of the south comes to the king of the north to do upright things; and she does not retain the power of the arm; and he does not stand, nor his arm; and she is given up, she, and those bringing her in, and her child, and he who is strengthening her in [these] times.

8and also their gods, with their princes, with their desirable vessels of silver and gold, he brings in captivity [to] Egypt; and he stands more years than the king of the north.

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Cross References

Psalms 49:10For he sees wise men die, || Together the foolish and brutish perish, || And have left their wealth to others.

Psalms 109:8His days are few, another takes his oversight,

Isaiah 11:1And a Rod has come out from the stock of Jesse, || And a Branch is fruitful from his roots.

Ezekiel 17:18And he despised the oath—to break covenant, || And behold, he has given his hand, || And all these he has done—he does not escape.

Daniel 11:38And to the god of strongholds, on his station, he gives honor; indeed, to a god whom his fathers did not know he gives honor, with gold, and with silver, and with precious stone, and with desirable things.

Luke 12:20And God said to him, Unthinking [one]! This night your life is required of you, and what things you prepared—to whom will they be [given]?

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 →

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