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20 “Then in his place will arise one sending an official throughout the glory[a] of his kingdom, and in a few days[b] he will be broken, but not in anger and not in battle. 21 And in his place a despicable person will arise on whom[c] they have not conferred the majesty of the kingdom, and he will come in without warning[d] and he will seize the kingdom by deceit. 22 And before him[e] mighty military forces[f] will be utterly swept away, and they will be broken, and also the leader of the covenant.

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 11:20 Or “splendor”
  2. Daniel 11:20 Literally “in some days”
  3. Daniel 11:21 Hebrew “him”
  4. Daniel 11:21 Literally “in ease”
  5. Daniel 11:22 Literally “to the face of him”
  6. Daniel 11:22 Literally “military forces of the flood”

20 “His successor will send out a tax collector to maintain the royal splendor.(A) In a few years, however, he will be destroyed, yet not in anger or in battle.

21 “He will be succeeded by a contemptible(B) person who has not been given the honor of royalty.(C) He will invade the kingdom when its people feel secure, and he will seize it through intrigue. 22 Then an overwhelming army will be swept away(D) before him; both it and a prince of the covenant will be destroyed.(E)

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