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Daniel 11:2 KJV
Daniel · chapter 11 · verse 2
And now will I shew thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all: and by his strength through his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia.Daniel 11:2 · King James Version
Daniel 11:2 in context
1Also I in the first year of Darius the Mede, even I, stood to confirm and to strengthen him.
2And now will I shew thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all: and by his strength through his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia.
3And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will.
4And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside those.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- strengthchezqâhprevailing powerH2393 →
- PersiaPâraçParas , an Eastern country, including its inhabitantsH6539 →
- fourthrᵉbîyʻîyfourthH7243 →
- richerʻâsharproperly, to accumulateH6238 →
- truthʼemethstabilityH571 →
- threeshâlôwshthreeH7969 →
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Here, 1. The angel Gabriel lets Daniel know the good service he has done to the Jewish nation (Dan 11:1): "In the first year of Darius the Mede, who destroyed Babylon and released the Jews out of that house of bondage, I stood a strength and fortress to him, that is, I was instrumental to protect him, and give him…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-4