Daniel 11:17
Context| NETBible | 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. |
| XREF | 2Ki 12:17; 2Ch 20:3; Ps 56:9; Pr 19:21; Eze 4:3,7; Eze 17:17; Eze 25:2; Da 9:26; Da 11:19; Mt 12:30; Lu 9:51; Lu 11:23; Ro 8:31 |
| NET © Notes |
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. |
