Discovery BoxDaniel 11:17 
Context11:17 His intention 1 will be to come with the strength of his entire kingdom, and he will form alliances. 2 He will give the king of the south 3 a daughter 4 in marriage in order to destroy the kingdom, but it will not turn out to his advantage.
Daniel 11:40
Context11:40 “At the time of the end the king of the south will attack 5 him. Then the king of the north will storm against him 6 with chariots, horsemen, and a large armada of ships. 7 He 8 will invade lands, passing through them like an overflowing river. 9
1 tn Heb “and he will set his face.” Cf. vv. 18, 19.
2 tc The present translation reads מֵישָׁרִים (mesharim, “alliances”) for the MT וִישָׁרִים (viysharim, “uprightness”).
3 tn Heb “him”; the referent (the king of the south) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
4 tn Heb “the daughter of the women.”
sn The daughter refers to Cleopatra, the daughter of Antiochus, who was given in marriage to Ptolemy V.
5 tn Heb “engage in thrusting.”
6 tn The referent of the pronoun is most likely the king of the south, in which case the text describes the king of the north countering the attack of the king of the south.
7 tn Heb “many ships.”
8 tn This most likely refers to the king of the north who, in response to the aggression of the king of the south, launches an invasion of the southern regions.
9 tn Heb “and will overflow and pass over.”
