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Daniel 11:21 KJV
Daniel · chapter 11 · verse 21
And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.Daniel 11:21 · King James Version
Daniel 11:21 in context
19Then he shall turn his face toward the fort of his own land: but he shall stumble and fall, and not be found.
20Then shall stand up in his estate a raiser of taxes in the glory of the kingdom: but within few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle.
21And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.
22And with the arms of a flood shall they be overflown from before him, and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant.
23And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- peaceablyshalvâhsecurityH7962 →
- kingdommalkûwtha ruleH4438 →
- estatekêna standH3653 →
- personbâzâhto disesteemH959 →
- honourhôwdgrandeurH1935 →
- obtainchâzaqto fasten uponH2388 →
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All this is a prophecy of the reign of Antiochus Epiphanes, the little horn spoken of before (Dan 8:9) a sworn enemy to the Jewish religion, and a bitter persecutor of those that adhered to it.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 21-45