Verse Lens · Expanded explanation
Daniel 11:6 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 6. 6And in the end of years they shall join themselves together; for the king’s daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain the power of the arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm: but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in these times.
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Quick Meaning
Daniel 11:6 develops this movement with “And in the end of years they shall join themselves together; for the king’s daughter of…”.
Read It With
- Daniel 11:5–9
Read Daniel 11:6 with 11:5–9. Daniel 11:6 develops this movement with “And in the end of years they shall join themselves together; for the king’s daughter of…”. The complete unit establishes this movement: Ptolemaic and Seleucid power contests use military strength and a failed marriage alliance before the south carries spoils home.
Why This Verse Appears Here
11:1-4 completes “Persia Leads to Alexander and Fragmentation”; the text now turns to “First Southern and Northern Struggle.” Its final verse prepares “Renewed Campaigns Swell and Recede” in 11:10-13. Within that movement: Daniel 11:6 develops this movement with “And in the end of years they shall join themselves together; for the king’s daughter of…”.
Follow the Context
- Ptolemaic and Seleucid power contests use military strength and a failed marriage alliance before the south carries spoils home.
Phrase-by-Phrase Explanation
“And in the end of years they shall join themselves together; for the king’s daughter of…”
In plain language: This wording develops this movement.
Ptolemaic and Seleucid power contests use military strength and a failed marriage alliance before the south carries spoils home. Daniel 11:6 develops this movement with “And in the end of years they shall join themselves together; for the king’s daughter of…”.
Why it matters: This wording carries a material lexical, historical, theological, reception, or misuse boundary.
How certain? probableWhat This Verse Is Not Saying
Daniel 11:6 does not stand alone from Daniel 11:5–9. The kings of north and south do not name modern geopolitical blocs by default. Its verse-specific role is: develops this movement with “And in the end of years they shall join themselves together; for the king’s daughter of…”.
What Remains True
Intrigue, militarized ambition, coerced worship, and flattery damage communities, while truthful teaching can endure without controlling outcomes. Daniel 11:5-9 keeps that truth tied to this claim: Ptolemaic and Seleucid power contests use military strength and a failed marriage alliance before the south carries spoils home. In this unit: Daniel 11:6 develops this movement with “And in the end of years they shall join themselves together; for the king’s daughter of…”.
How It Can Shape Life
- Document coercion precisely, support teachers and worshipers under pressure, and refuse prophecy charts that turn current populations into ancient enemies. In Daniel 11:5-9, respond specifically to this movement: Ptolemaic and Seleucid power contests use military strength and a failed marriage alliance before the south carries spoils home. For Daniel 11:6 specifically, keep this reviewed contribution in view: develops this movement with “And in the end of years they shall join themselves together; for the king’s daughter of…”. Read it inside 11:5–9; do not convert its wording into an unsupported modern identification.
Teach It Back
Explain Daniel 11:6's role in 11:5–9. Name the ancient setting, quote or paraphrase “And in the end of years they shall join themselves together; for the king’s daughter of…”, state one material uncertainty, and name one conclusion the verse does not authorize.
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Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read Daniel 11:5-9 — First Southern and Northern StruggleSources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? probable
Where care is needed
Daniel 11:6 must be read with this unit-level uncertainty: Exact king identifications, campaign details, verse 14's violent ones, covenant language, the referent of every pronoun, start of a possible eschatological shift, and verses 40-45 are disputed. Traditional predictive readings and critical ex eventu reconstruction should each be labeled.
These are the sources used directly for this lens. Language, grammar, disagreements, and the complete source shelf remain attached to the full thought-unit research record.
Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
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Supports: Exact reader-facing KJV wording, paragraph markers, supplied-word markup, and complete verse coverage.
Exact location: Daniel 11:5-9, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗hebrew aramaic text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Daniel
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew-Aramaic wording, morphology, language boundary, names, repeated roots, clauses, and lexical controls.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v.2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Dan.xml, 11:5-9; Hebrew 1:1–2:4a and 8:1–12:13, Aramaic 2:4b–7:28
Open source ↗translation and translator notes
NET Bible: Daniel with translators' notes
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2006
Supports: Verse-level Hebrew-Aramaic, textual, historical, translation, chronology, angelic-language, and duration notes.
Exact location: NET Bible Daniel PDF, printed pp. 1665–1668, translation and translator notes on 11:5-9
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