Daniel 11:13

13 "The northern king will return and raise an army larger than the first one. After a few years he will invade with a large army and a lot of equipment.

Daniel 11:13 Meaning and Commentary

Daniel 11:13

For the king of the north shall return
As Antiochus king of Syria did, upon the death of Ptolemy Philopator, who was succeeded by his son Ptolemy Epiphanes, a minor of five years of age: Antiochus took the advantage of this minority, and entered into a league with Philip king of Macedon, to divide the kingdom of Egypt between them; and marched an army into Coelesyria and Palestine, and made himself master of those countries: and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former;
bring a larger army into the field than he had done before, which Jerom says he brought out of the upper parts of Babylon; some say it consisted of three hundred thousand footmen, besides horsemen and elephants: and shall certainly come (after certain years) with a great army, and
with much riches;
with all manner of provisions to supply his numerous army, and all proper accommodations for it; money to pay his soldiers, and beasts of burden to carry their baggage from place to place: this was about fourteen years after the former battle, as Dr. Prideaux ^F16 observes; and, according to Bishop Usher's annals, thirteen years.

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FOOTNOTES:

F16 Connexion, par. 2. B. 2. p. 140.

Daniel 11:13 In-Context

11 The southern king will be outraged. He will go to fight the northern king, who will raise a large army that will fall into the southern king's hands.

12 When that army is captured, the southern king will become conceited. Although he will dominate tens of thousands of people, he will not always be strong.

13 "The northern king will return and raise an army larger than the first one. After a few years he will invade with a large army and a lot of equipment.

14 In those times many people will rebel against the southern king, and violent men from your own people will rebel in keeping with this vision, but they will be defeated.

15 Then the northern king will come, build dirt attack ramps, and capture a fortified city. The southern forces will not be able to withstand him. Even their best troops will not be strong enough.