Daniel 11:26
What does Daniel 11:26 mean?
A plain-English look at Daniel 11:26 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Yea, they that eat of his dainties shall destroy him, and his army shall overflow; and many shall fall down slain.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Yea, they that feed of the portion of his meat shall destroy him, and his army shall overflow: and many shall fall down slain.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Yea, they that eat of his dainties shall destroy him, and his army shall overflow; and many shall fall down slain.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And his fears will overcome him and be the cause of his downfall, and his army will come to complete destruction, and a great number will be put to the sword.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and those eating his portion of food destroy him, and his force overfloweth, and fallen have many wounded.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And they that eat bread with him, shall destroy him, and his army shall be overthrown: and many shall fall down slain.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And they that eat of his delicate food shall break him, and his army shall be dissolved; and many shall fall down slain.
Context
v.25And he shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army; and the king of the south shall war in battle with an exceeding great and mighty army; but he shall not stand; for they shall devise devices against him.
v.26This passage
v.27And as for both these kings, their hearts shall be to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table: but it shall not prosper; for yet the end shall be at the time appointed.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Matthew 26:23
And he answered and said, He that dipped his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray me.
- Daniel 11:40
And at the time of the end shall the king of the south contend with him; and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass through.
- John 13:18
I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth my bread lifted up his heel against me.
- 2 Kings 8:14
Then he departed from Elisha, and came to his master; who said to him, What said Elisha to thee? And he answered, He told me that thou wouldest surely recover.
- 2 Samuel 4:2
And Ish-bosheth, Saul’s son, had two men that were captains of bands: the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin (for Beeroth also is reckoned to Benjamin:
- 2 Kings 10:6
Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, If ye be on my side, and if ye will hearken unto my voice, take ye the heads of the men your master’s sons, and come to me to Jezreel by to-morrow this time. Now the king’s sons, being seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, who brought them up.
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