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38 But instead[a] he will honor the god of fortresses, a god whom his ancestors[b] did not know. He will honor him with gold, and with silver, and with precious stones[c] and with costly gifts. 39 And he will deal with the fortified strongholds[d] with the help of a foreign god;[e] and he will increase wealth for whoever will acknowledge him, and he will cause them to rule[f] over the many, and he will distribute land for a price.

40 “And at the time of the end the king of the south will attack him, and the king of the north will storm against him with chariots[g] and with horsemen and with many ships, and he will advance against the countries and he will sweep through like a flood.[h]

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 11:38 Literally “in his place”
  2. Daniel 11:38 Or “fathers”
  3. Daniel 11:38 Hebrew “precious stone”
  4. Daniel 11:39 Literally “the fortifications of strongholds”
  5. Daniel 11:39 Literally “the god of a foreign land”
  6. Daniel 11:39 Or “appoint”
  7. Daniel 11:40 Hebrew “chariot”
  8. Daniel 11:40 Literally “and he will overflow them and he will pass through”