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Daniel 11:5

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5 »”El rey del sur cobrará fuerza, pero uno de sus comandantes se hará más fuerte que él, y con alarde de poder gobernará sobre su propio imperio.

Daniel 11:5 Meaning and Commentary

Daniel 11:5

And the king of the south shall be strong
That is, the king of Egypt, which lay south to Syria, as Syria lay north to Egypt; and therefore the king of the one is called the king of the south, and the other the king of the north, throughout this prophecy; and by the king of the south, or Egypt, is here meant Ptolemy Lagus, one of Alexander's generals, who had Egypt for his share; and a very powerful king he was; for he reigned over Egypt, Lybia, Cyrene, Ethiopia, Arabia, Phoenicia, Coelesyria, Cyprus, and several isles in the Aegean sea, and many cities in Greece: and one of his princes;
not of Ptolemy king of Egypt, but of Alexander the great; and this is Seleucus Nicator, afterwards called king of the north, having Syria for his part, which lay to the north of Egypt, as before observed: and he shall be strong above him, and have dominion;
that is, be a greater and more powerful prince than Ptolemy king of Egypt: his dominion shall be a great dominion;
even greater than the others; for he reigned over Macedonia, Greece, Thrace, Asia, Syria, Babylonia, Media, and all the eastern countries as far as India; even from Taurus to the river Indus, and so likewise from Taurus to the Aegean sea: these two are only mentioned, who shared the Persian monarchy, because the Jews were only affected by them, for the sake of whom this prophecy is delivered.

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Daniel 11:5 In-Context

3 Surgirá entonces un rey muy aguerrido, el cual gobernará con lujo de fuerza y hará lo que mejor le parezca.
4 Pero tan pronto como surja su imperio, se resquebrajará y se esparcirá hacia los cuatro vientos del cielo. Este imperio no será para sus descendientes, ni tendrá el poder que tuvo bajo su gobierno, porque Dios lo dividirá y se lo entregará a otros.
5 »”El rey del sur cobrará fuerza, pero uno de sus comandantes se hará más fuerte que él, y con alarde de poder gobernará sobre su propio imperio.
6 Pasados algunos años harán una alianza: la hija del rey del sur se casará con el rey del norte, y harán las paces, aunque ella no retendrá su poder, y el poder del rey tampoco durará. Ella será traicionada, junto con su escolta, su hijo y su esposo.»”En esos días,
7 uno de la familia real usurpará el trono de la hija del rey del sur, y con su ejército atacará al rey del norte y a la fortaleza real, saliendo victorioso de la lucha.
La Santa Biblia, Nueva Versión Internacional® NVI® Copyright © 1999 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

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