Daniel 11:23

And after an alliance is made with him he shall work deceitfully; for he shall become strong with a small force.

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In The King James Version

And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people.

In Context

22And large armies shall be swept away and shattered before him, as well as the prince of the covenant.

24In a time of prosperity he shall come even on the richest places of the province; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor their fathers; he shall distribute among them plunder, and spoil, and property. He shall devise plans against their strongholds, but only for a time.

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Cross References

Genesis 34:13The sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father with deceit, and spoke, because he had defiled Dinah their sister,

Proverbs 11:18Wicked people earn deceitful wages,but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.

Daniel 8:24His power shall be great, but not by his own strength; and he shall cause terrible destruction, and shall succeed in whatever he does. And he shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.

Romans 1:29being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil habits, secret slanderers,

2 Thessalonians 2:9even he whose coming is according to the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,

Matthew Henry on Daniel 11:22-45

The Reign of Antiochus Epiphanes; Cruelty and Impiety of Antiochus; The Death of Antiochus. ( b. c. 534.) 21 And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries. 22 And with the arms of a flood shall they be overflown from before him, and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant. 23 And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become… Read the whole commentary →

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