Daniel 11:25-27

Expanded Bible

²⁵ “·That very cruel and hated ruler [^LHe] will have a large army that he will use to stir up his strength and ·courage [^Lheart]. He will attack the king of the South [^Cthe Seleucid king Ptolemy VI]. The king of the South will gather a large and very powerful army and prepare for war. But ·the people who are against him will make secret plans, and the king of the South will be defeated [^Lhe will not stand/endure because of the plans they planned against him]. ²⁶ People who ·were supposed to be his good friends [^Leat his royal rations; ^CPtolemy VI’s advisors Eulaeus and Lenaeus] will try to ·destroy [^Lbreak] him. His army will be swept away in defeat; many ·of his soldiers will be killed in battle [^Lcorpses will fall]. ²⁷ Those two kings will ·want to hurt each other [^Lhave their hearts/minds toward evil/harm]. They will sit at the same table and lie to each other, but it will not ·do either one any good [succeed], because ·God has set a time for their end to come [the appointed time of the end has been set].