Daniel 11:5

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“The king of the South will grow strong, but one of his commanders will grow even stronger and will rule his own kingdom with great authority.”

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BSBPD

“The king of the South will grow strong, but one of his commanders will grow even stronger and will rule his own kingdom with great authority.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And the king of the south shall be strong, and one of his princes; and he shall be strong above him, and have dominion; his dominion shall be a great dominion.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And the king of the south shall be strong, andoneof his princes; and he shall be strong above him, and have dominion; his dominion shall be a great dominion.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`And a king of the south--even of his princes--doth become strong, and doth prevail against him, and hath ruled; a great dominion <FI>is<Fi> his dominion.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Daniel 11:5 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Daniel 11:3Then a mighty king will arise, who will rule with great authority and do as he pleases.
  2. Daniel 11:8He will take even their gods captive to Egypt, with their metal images and their precious vessels of silver and gold. For some years he will stay away from the king of the North,
  3. Daniel 11:11In a rage, the king of the South will march out to fight the king of the North, who will raise a large army, but it will be delivered into the hand of his enemy.
  4. Daniel 11:14In those times many will rise up against the king of the South. Violent ones among your own people will exalt themselves in fulfillment of the vision, but they will fail.
  5. Daniel 11:25And with a large army he will stir up his power and his courage against the king of the South, who will mobilize a very large and powerful army but will not withstand the plots devised against him.
  6. Daniel 11:40At the time of the end, the king of the South will engage him in battle, but the king of the North will storm out against him with chariots, horsemen, and many ships, invading many countries and sweeping through them like a flood.
  7. Zechariah 6:6The one with the black horses is going toward the land of the north, the one with the white horses toward the west, and the one with the dappled horses toward the south.”

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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