DAN 11:13 Parallel Verse View

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ULT For the king of the North will again raise a multitude, greater than the first. At the end of some years, he will surely come with a great army and much equipment.

UST The King of Syria will again gather together an army that will be bigger than the one that he had before. After a few years, he will again march south on their way to Egypt with a large army and a lot of equipment for fighting battles.

OEB No OEB DAN book available

WEBBE The king of the north will return, and will send out a multitude greater than the former. He will come on at the end of the times, even of years, with a great army and with abundant supplies.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET For the king of the north will again muster an army, one larger than before. At the end of some years he will advance with a huge army and enormous supplies.

LSV And the king of the north has turned back, and has caused a multitude to stand, greater than the first, and at the end of the times a second time he certainly comes in with a great force, and with much substance;

FBV Years later the king of the north will once again raise an army, even larger than before, and will invade with this huge army, accompanied by plenty of supplies.

T4T The King of Syria will again gather together an army that will be bigger than the one that he had before. After a few years, he will again march south on their way to Egypt with a large army and a lot of equipment for fighting battles.

LEB And the king of the north will again raise a multitude, greater than the former, and _⌊at the end of some years_⌋[fn] he will surely come with a great army and with great supplies.[fn]

11:13 Literally “to the end of the times years”

11:13 Or “resources”

BBE And again the king of the north will get together an army greater than the first; and he will make an attack on him at the end of years, with a great army and much wealth.

Moff he shall not hold his own; the king of the North shall again raise an army, larger than before, and finally, after some years, renew the attack with a large host and vast resources.

JPS And the king of the north shall again set forth a multitude, greater than the former; and he shall come on at the end of the times, even of years, with a great army and with much substance.

ASV And the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former; and he shall come on at the end of the times, even of years, with a great army and with much substance.

DRA For the king of the north shall return and shall prepare a multitude much greater than before: and in the end of times and years, be shall come in haste with a great army, and much riches.

YLT 'And the king of the north hath turned back, and hath caused a multitude to stand, greater than the first, and at the end of the times a second time he doth certainly come in with a great force, and with much substance;

Drby For the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former; and shall certainly come at the end of the times of years with a great army and with much substance.

RV And the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former; and he shall come on at the end of the times, even of years, with a great army and with much substance.

SLT And the king of the north turned back and caused a great multitude to stand above the former, and at the end of times, years, coming he shall come with great strength and with much property.

Wbstr For the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former, and shall certainly come after certain years with a great army and with much riches.

KJB-1769 For the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former, and shall certainly come after certain years with a great army and with much riches.[fn]

11.13 after…: Heb. at the end of times, even years

KJB-1611 [fn]For the King of the North shall returne, and shall set forth a multitude greater then the former, and shall certainly come (after certaine yeeres) with a great armie & with much riches.
(For the King of the North shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater then the former, and shall certainly come (after certain years) with a great army and with much riches.)

11:13 Heb. at the end of times of yeeres.

Bshps For the kyng of the north shall returne, and shal set foorth a greater multitude then afore, and shall come foorth (after certayne yeres) with a mightie armie and great riches.
(For the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a greater multitude then afore, and shall come forth (after certain years) with a mighty army and great riches.)

Gnva For the King of the North shall returne, and shall set foorth a greater multitude then afore, and shall come foorth (after certeine yeeres) with a mightie armie, and great riches.
(For the King of the North shall return, and shall set forth a greater multitude then afore, and shall come forth (after certain years) with a mighty army, and great riches. )

Cvdl For ye kinge of ye north shal gather (of the new) a greater heape of people then afore, & come forth (after a certayne tyme and yeares) with a mightie hoost & exceadinge greate good.
(For ye/you_all king of ye/you_all north shall gather (of the new) a greater heap of people then afore, and come forth (after a certain time and years) with a mighty host/army and exceeding great good.)

Wycl For the kyng of the north schal turne, and schal make redi a multitude, myche more than bifore; and in the ende of tymes and of yeeris he schal come hastynge with a ful greet oost, and with ful many richessis.
(For the king of the north shall turn, and shall make ready a multitude, much more than before; and in the end of times and of years he shall come hasting with a full great host/army, and with full many riches.)

Luth Denn der König gegen Mitternacht wird wiederum einen größern Haufen zusammenbringen, denn der vorige war; und nach etlichen Jahren wird er daherziehen mit großer Heereskraft und mit großem Gut.
(Because the/of_the king to/against midnight becomes again/in_turn a larger heap/pile(n) bring_together, because/than the/of_the previous war; and after several years becomes he thereforeziehen with large armiesskraft and with large good_(one).)

ClVg Convertetur enim rex aquilonis, et præparabit multitudinem multo majorem quam prius: et in fine temporum annorumque veniet properans cum exercitu magno, et opibus nimiis.
(Turn_aroundtur because king of_the_north, and will_prepare multitude much greater how first/before: and in/into/on fine times of_yearsque will_come properans when/with army great/highly, and resources nimiis. )

SOTN SIL Open Translation Notes:

Section 10:1–12:13: Daniel saw a vision of an angelic man and the end of the age

In this long final vision, Daniel was told of events leading up to the end of the age.

Paragraph 11:11–13

This paragraph describes an attack by the king of the South on the northern kingdom.

11:13a

For the king of the North will raise another army, larger than the first,

For the king of the north will gather/recruit an even larger army than the one he had before.
The king of the north will return home and mobilize an army with even more soldiers than he had before.

For: The Hebrew conjunction that the BSB translates as For here introduces the reason why the king of the South did not continue to be victorious over the king of the North. Here is another way to translate this:

because (CEV)

the king of the North will raise another army, larger than the first: The Hebrew verb that the BSB translates as raise in this context refers to gathering a group of men to form an army. Use the expression that is natural in your language. Here are some other ways to translate this:

The king of the north will once more raise an army, one even greater than the last (REB)

The king of the North will gather another army, larger than the first one. (NCV)

the king of the north will gather a larger and more powerful army than ever before. (CEV)

larger than the first: The Hebrew phrase that the BSB translates as larger than the first is more literally “greater than the first.” This indicates that this second army will be stronger than the one mentioned in 11:11b. It is implied that it would be stronger because it would be larger. Here are some other ways to translate this:

far greater than before (NLT)

bigger/greater than the first army

more powerful than his earlier army

In some languages it may be natural to translate this comparison using a separate sentence. For example:

It will be a larger and more powerful army than the previous one.

The first army was big/strong, but this one will be very big/strong.

11:13b

and after some years he will advance with a great army and many supplies.

After some years, he will set out with a well-equipped army.
After a period of years, he and his large army will advance against the southern kingdom with a lot of equipment/supplies/weapons.

and after some years he will advance with a great army and many supplies: This verse part indicates that the king of the North will march against the king of the South again. This time he will have with him the larger army that is mentioned in the previous verse part. Here are some other ways to translate this:

After a few years he will invade with a large army and a lot of equipment (GW)

After several years he will attack with a large army and many weapons. (NCV)

after some years: The Hebrew phrase that the BSB translates as after some years refers to an indefinite period of time consisting of some years. Use an expression that is natural in your language. For example:

A few years later (NLT)

At the end of some years (NET)

he will advance: The verb phrase he will advance here indicates that the king of the North will lead his army forward.

with a great army and many supplies: This phrase describes the army that the king of the North gathered in 11:13a. Here the additional information is given that this army would have a lot of equipment. Here are some other ways to translate this:

a large, well-equipped army (GNT)

with a great army and plentiful supplies (NJB)

His great army will be well supplied.

The soldiers in that huge army will have all the equipment/weapons that they need.

General Comment on 11:13a-b

In some languages it may be natural to combine the information in these verse parts as the NLT has done:

^13a-bA few years later the king of the north will return with a fully equipped army far greater than before. (NLT)

Parallel DAN 11:13

Section 10:1–12:13: Daniel saw a vision of an angelic man and the end of the age

Paragraph 11:11–13

11:13a

11:13b

General Comment on 11:13a-b