He will make plans to come with the might of his entire kingdom and will form an alliance with the king of the south. He will give him a daughter in marriage in order to overthrow the kingdom from within, but his plan will fail.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

He shall also set his face – Antiochus. That is, he will resolve or determine. To set one’s face in any direction is to determine t…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

He shall also. He has further plans for subduing the dominions of the southern king. He brings together all the forces he can amas…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Here he describes the second war of Antiochus against Epiphanes, who was then growing old; and so he gave him his daughter Cleopatra in marriage, h…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

He shall also set his face to enter with the strength of his
whole kingdom

Antiochu…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The angel shows Daniel the succession of the Persian and Grecian empires. The kings of Egypt and Syria are mentioned; Judea was between their domin…