Daniel Chapter 11 verse 23 Holy Bible
And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully; for he shall come up, and shall become strong, with a small people.
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And from the time when they make an agreement with him, he will be working falsely: for he will take up arms suddenly with a small force,
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And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully, and he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people.
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And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people.
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After the league made with him he shall work deceitfully; for he shall come up, and shall become strong, with a small people.
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And after they join themselves unto him, he worketh deceit, and hath increased, and hath been strong by a few of the nation.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 23. - And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people. The rendering of the LXX. is, "And with the covenant and a people set in array he shall fabricate a lie, even against a strong nation with (ἐν) a small people." The rendering of Theodotion is somewhat difficult to comprehend, "By reason of leagues against him, he shall make a device, and shall ascend and master them with few people." The Peshitta is very like Theodotion, only the last clause of this verse is regarded as the first of the next. The Vulgate is closer to the Massoretic than are any of the other ancient versions, "And after friendships with him, he shall work fraud, and shall go up and conquer with a small number." The reference here is to the obscure events which attended the contest - if there was a con-test - that resulted in Epiphanes securing the throne. The alliance may refer to his league with Eumenes. Appian assigns as a reason for the help given to Epiphanes by Eumenes, that it was to gain his friendship. Only Appian mentions "Attains and Eumenes," as if they were separate sovereigns; but Attains was brother of Eumenes, and, at the time of the arrival of Epiphanes, his brother's envoy at Rome. There may be some foundation of fact, and this would explain the statement in the text. The hopes of Eumenes, if he wished to strengthen himself by an alliance with Epiphanes, were probably soon frustrated, as Epiphanes involved himself in conflict with Egypt.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(23) He shall work.--Apparently this verse explains more fully the means by which the king succeeds in maintaining his influence. He has already destroyed those who are at peace with him. From the time that he first becomes their confederate, he works deceitfully, coming up with hostile intent, accompanied only by a few people, and in this way throwing off their guard those whom he would destroy.
