Daniel 11:14

11:14 “In those times many will oppose ¹  the king of the south. ²  Those who are violent ³  among your own people will rise up in confirmation of ⁴  the vision, but they will falter.

Daniel 11:17

11:17 His intention ⁵  will be to come with the strength of his entire kingdom, and he will form alliances. ⁶  He will give the king of the south ⁷  a daughter ⁸  in marriage in order to destroy the kingdom, but it will not turn out to his advantage.

Daniel 11:27

11:27 These two kings, their minds ⁹  filled with evil intentions, will trade ¹⁰  lies with one another at the same table. But it will not succeed, for there is still an end at the appointed time.

[11:14]  ¹ tn Heb “stand against.”

[11:14]  ² sn This was Ptolemy V Epiphanes (ca. 203-181 B.C.).

[11:14]  ³ tn Heb “sons of violence.” “Son(s) is sometimes used idiomatically in Hebrew to indicate that someone is characterized by a certain quality. So the expression “sons of violence” means that these individuals will be characterized by violent deeds.

[11:14]  ⁴ tn Heb “to cause to stand.”

[11:17]  ⁵ tn Heb “and he will set his face.” Cf. vv. 18, 19.

[11:17]  ⁶ tc The present translation reads מֵישָׁרִים (mesharim, “alliances”) for the MT וִישָׁרִים (viysharim, “uprightness”).

[11:17]  ⁷ tn Heb “him”; the referent (the king of the south) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[11:17]  ⁸ tn Heb “the daughter of the women.”

[11:17]  sn The daughter refers to Cleopatra, the daughter of Antiochus, who was given in marriage to Ptolemy V.

[11:27]  ⁹ tn Heb “heart.” So also in v. 28.

[11:27]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “speak.”