Daniel 11:17

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His intention will be to come with the strength of his entire kingdom, and he will form alliances. He will give the king of the south a daughter in marriage in order to destroy the kingdom, but it will not turn out to his advantage.

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  • Ezek 4:3 : 3 Then for your part take an iron frying pan and set it up as an iron wall between you and the city. Set your face toward it. It is to be under siege; you are to besiege it. This is a sign for the house of Israel.
  • Ezek 4:7 : 7 You must turn your face toward the siege of Jerusalem with your arm bared and prophesy against it.
  • 2 Kgs 12:17 : 17 At that time King Hazael of Syria attacked Gath and captured it. Hazael then decided to attack Jerusalem.
  • 2 Chr 20:3 : 3 Jehoshaphat was afraid, so he decided to seek the LORD’s advice. He decreed that all Judah should observe a fast.
  • Ps 56:9 : 9 My enemies will turn back when I cry out to you for help; I know that God is on my side.
  • Prov 19:21 : 21 There are many plans in a person’s mind, but it is the counsel of the LORD which will stand.
  • Ezek 17:17 : 17 Pharaoh with his great army and mighty horde will not help him in battle, when siege ramps are erected and siege-walls are built to kill many people.
  • Ezek 25:2 : 2 “Son of man, turn toward the Ammonites and prophesy against them.
  • Dan 9:26 : 26 Now after the sixty-two weeks, an anointed one will be cut off and have nothing. As for the city and the sanctuary, the people of the coming prince will destroy them. But his end will come speedily like a flood. Until the end of the war that has been decreed there will be destruction.
  • Dan 11:19 : 19 He will then turn his attention to the fortresses of his own land, but he will stumble and fall, not to be found again.
  • Matt 12:30 : 30 Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.
  • Luke 9:51 : 51 Rejection in Samaria Now when the days drew near for him to be taken up, Jesus set out resolutely to go to Jerusalem.
  • Luke 11:23 : 23 Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.
  • Rom 8:31 : 31 What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

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  • Dan 11:10-16
    7 verses
    82%

    10His sons will wage war, mustering a large army which will advance like an overflowing river and carrying the battle all the way to the enemy’s fortress.

    11“Then the king of the south will be enraged and will march out to fight against the king of the north, who will also muster a large army, but that army will be delivered into his hand.

    12When the army is taken away, the king of the south will become arrogant. He will be responsible for the death of thousands and thousands of people, but he will not continue to prevail.

    13For 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.

    14“In those times many will oppose the king of the south. Those who are violent among your own people will rise up in confirmation of the vision, but they will falter.

    15Then the king of the north will advance and will build siege mounds and capture a well-fortified city. The forces of the south will not prevail, not even his finest contingents. They will have no strength to prevail.

    16The one advancing against him will do as he pleases, and no one will be able to stand before him. He will prevail in the beautiful land, and its annihilation will be within his power.

  • Dan 11:3-7
    5 verses
    81%

    3Then a powerful king will arise, exercising great authority and doing as he pleases.

    4Shortly after his rise to power, his kingdom will be broken up and distributed toward the four winds of the sky– but not to his posterity or with the authority he exercised, for his kingdom will be uprooted and distributed to others besides these.

    5“Then the king of the south and one of his subordinates will grow strong. His subordinate will resist him and will rule a kingdom greater than his.

    6After some years have passed, they will form an alliance. Then the daughter of the king of the south will come to the king of the north to make an agreement, but she will not retain her power, nor will he continue in his strength. She, together with the one who brought her, her child, and her benefactor will all be delivered over at that time.

    7“There will arise in his place one from her family line who will come against their army and will enter the stronghold of the king of the north and will move against them successfully.

  • Dan 11:18-32
    15 verses
    81%

    18Then he will turn his attention to the coastal regions and will capture many of them. But a commander will bring his shameful conduct to a halt; in addition, he will make him pay for his shameful conduct.

    19He will then turn his attention to the fortresses of his own land, but he will stumble and fall, not to be found again.

    20There will arise after him one who will send out an exactor of tribute to enhance the splendor of the kingdom, but after a few days he will be destroyed, though not in anger or battle.

    21“Then there will arise in his place a despicable person to whom the royal honor has not been rightfully conferred. He will come on the scene in a time of prosperity and will seize the kingdom through deceit.

    22Armies will be suddenly swept away in defeat before him; both they and a covenant leader will be destroyed.

    23After entering into an alliance with him, he will behave treacherously; he will ascend to power with only a small force.

    24In a time of prosperity for the most productive areas of the province he will come and accomplish what neither his fathers nor their fathers accomplished. He will distribute loot, spoils, and property to his followers, and he will devise plans against fortified cities, but not for long.

    25He will rouse his strength and enthusiasm against the king of the south with a large army. The king of the south will wage war with a large and very powerful army, but he will not be able to prevail because of the plans devised against him.

    26Those who share the king’s fine food will attempt to destroy him, and his army will be swept away; many will be killed in battle.

    27These two kings, their minds filled with evil intentions, will trade lies with one another at the same table. But it will not succeed, for there is still an end at the appointed time.

    28Then the king of the north will return to his own land with much property. His mind will be set against the holy covenant. He will take action, and then return to his own land.

    29At an appointed time he will again invade the south, but this latter visit will not turn out the way the former one did.

    30The ships of Kittim will come against him, leaving him disheartened. He will turn back and direct his indignation against the holy covenant. He will return and honor those who forsake the holy covenant.

    31His forces will rise up and profane the fortified sanctuary, stopping the daily sacrifice. In its place they will set up the abomination that causes desolation.

    32Then with smooth words he will defile those who have rejected the covenant. But the people who are loyal to their God will act valiantly.

  • Dan 11:36-41
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    77%

    36“Then the king will do as he pleases. He will exalt and magnify himself above every deity and he will utter presumptuous things against the God of gods. He will succeed until the time of wrath is completed, for what has been decreed must occur.

    37He will not respect the gods of his fathers– not even the god loved by women. He will not respect any god; he will elevate himself above them all.

    38What he will honor is a god of fortresses– a god his fathers did not acknowledge he will honor with gold, silver, valuable stones, and treasured commodities.

    39He will attack mighty fortresses, aided by a foreign deity. To those who recognize him he will grant considerable honor. He will place them in authority over many people, and he will parcel out land for a price.

    40“At the time of the end the king of the south will attack him. Then the king of the north will storm against him with chariots, horsemen, and a large armada of ships. He will invade lands, passing through them like an overflowing river.

    41Then he will enter the beautiful land. Many will fall, but these will escape: Edom, Moab, and the Ammonite leadership.

  • Dan 8:23-25
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    75%

    23Toward the end of their rule, when rebellious acts are complete, a rash and deceitful king will arise.

    24His power will be great, but it will not be by his strength alone. He will cause terrible destruction. He will be successful in what he undertakes. He will destroy powerful people and the people of the holy ones.

    25By his treachery he will succeed through deceit. He will have an arrogant attitude, and he will destroy many who are unaware of his schemes. He will rise up against the Prince of princes, yet he will be broken apart– but not by human agency.

  • Dan 11:44-45
    2 verses
    75%

    44But reports will trouble him from the east and north, and he will set out in a tremendous rage to destroy and wipe out many.

    45He will pitch his royal tents between the seas toward the beautiful holy mountain. But he will come to his end, with no one to help him.

  • Ezek 26:8-9
    2 verses
    72%

    8He will kill your daughters in the field with the sword. He will build a siege wall against you, erect a siege ramp against you, and raise a great shield against you.

    9He will direct the blows of his battering rams against your walls and tear down your towers with his weapons.

  • Rev 17:17
    70%

    17For God has put into their minds to carry out his purpose by making a decision to give their royal power to the beast until the words of God are fulfilled.

  • Prov 7:21
    69%

    21She turned him aside with her persuasions; with her smooth talk she was enticing him along.

  • Dan 9:27
    69%

    27He will confirm a covenant with many for one week. But in the middle of that week he will bring sacrifices and offerings to a halt. On the wing of abominations will come one who destroys, until the decreed end is poured out on the one who destroys.”

  • Dan 7:25
    69%

    25He will speak words against the Most High. He will harass the holy ones of the Most High continually. His intention will be to change times established by law. They will be delivered into his hand For a time, times, and half a time.

  • Ezek 17:13-15
    3 verses
    69%

    13He took one from the royal family, made a treaty with him, and put him under oath. He then took the leaders of the land

    14so it would be a lowly kingdom which could not rise on its own but must keep its treaty with him in order to stand.

    15But this one from Israel’s royal family rebelled against the king of Babylon by sending his emissaries to Egypt to obtain horses and a large army. Will he prosper? Will the one doing these things escape? Can he break the covenant and escape?

  • Isa 10:7
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    7But he does not agree with this, his mind does not reason this way, for his goal is to destroy, and to eliminate many nations.

  • Ps 45:12
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    12Rich people from Tyre will seek your favor by bringing a gift.

  • 1 Sam 8:13
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    13He will take your daughters to be ointment makers, cooks, and bakers.