Daniel 11:19-29

19 Then he shall turn back toward the fortresses of his own land, but he shall stumble and fall, and shall not be found.
20 "Then shall arise in his place one who shall send an official for the glory of the kingdom; but within a few days he shall be broken, though not in anger or in battle.
21 In his place shall arise a contemptible person on whom royal majesty had not been conferred; he shall come in without warning and obtain the kingdom through intrigue.
22 Armies shall be utterly swept away and broken before him, and the prince of the covenant as well.
23 And after an alliance is made with him, he shall act deceitfully and become strong with a small party.
24 Without warning he shall come into the richest parts of the province and do what none of his predecessors had ever done, lavishing plunder, spoil, and wealth on them. He shall devise plans against strongholds, but only for a time.
25 He shall stir up his power and determination against the king of the south with a great army, and the king of the south shall wage war with a much greater and stronger army. But he shall not succeed, for plots shall be devised against him
26 by those who eat of the royal rations. They shall break him, his army shall be swept away, and many shall fall slain.
27 The two kings, their minds bent on evil, shall sit at one table and exchange lies. But it shall not succeed, for there remains an end at the time appointed.
28 He shall return to his land with great wealth, but his heart shall be set against the holy covenant. He shall work his will, and return to his own land.
29 "At the time appointed he shall return and come into the south, but this time it shall not be as it was before.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Or [among the richest men]
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