Daniel 11:7

11:7 “There will arise in his ¹  place one from her family line ²  who will come against their army and will enter the stronghold of the king of the north and will move against them successfully. ³ 

Daniel 11:20-21

11:20 There will arise after him ⁴  one ⁵  who will send out an exactor ⁶  of tribute to enhance the splendor of the kingdom, but after a few days he will be destroyed, ⁷  though not in anger or battle.

11:21 “Then there will arise in his place a despicable person ⁸  to whom the royal honor has not been rightfully conferred. He will come on the scene in a time of prosperity and will seize the kingdom through deceit.

Daniel 11:38

11:38 What he will honor is a god of fortresses – a god his fathers did not acknowledge he will honor with gold, silver, valuable stones, and treasured commodities.

[11:7]  ¹ sn The reference is to the king of Egypt.

[11:7]  ² tn Heb “the stock of her roots.”

[11:7]  sn The reference to one from her family line is probably to Berenice’s brother, Ptolemy III Euergetes (ca. 246-221 B.C.).

[11:7]  ³ tn Heb “will deal with them and prevail.”

[11:20]  ⁴ tn Heb “on his place.”

[11:20]  ⁵ sn The one who will send out an exactor of tribute was Seleucus IV Philopator (ca. 187-176 B.C.).

[11:20]  ⁶ sn Perhaps this exactor of tribute was Heliodorus (cf. 2 Maccabees 3).

[11:20]  ⁷ tn Heb “broken” or “shattered.”

[11:21]  ⁸ sn This despicable person to whom the royal honor has not been rightfully conferred is Antiochus IV Epiphanes (ca. 175-164 B.C.).