Daniel 10:13 NIV

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Daniel 10:1-21

A vision beside the Tigris (10:1-11:1)Daniel’s final vision was also his longest, and his account of it lasts till the end of the book. At this time Cyrus was in the third year of his rule over the Jews (10:1). The Jews who had returned to their land had already met so much opposition that they had stopped rebuilding their temple (Ezra 4:1-5,Ezra 4:24).Perhaps this opposition was part of the cause of Daniel’s sadness (2-3). Whatever the cause, his mourning and fasting provided the circumstances... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Daniel 10:13

the prince = ruler. Hebrew. sar = a ruler (from sarar = to rule). Hence Caesar, Tzar or Czar . Generally rendered "prince" in this book. See Daniel 1:7 , Daniel 1:8 , Daniel 1:9 , Daniel 1:10 , Daniel 1:11 , Daniel 1:18 ; Daniel 8:11 , Daniel 8:25 ; Daniel 9:6 , Daniel 9:8 ; Daniel 10:13 , Daniel 10:20 , Daniel 10:21 ; Daniel 11:5 ; Daniel 12:1 . The rulers may be good, angelic (good or evil), or the world-rulers of Ephesians 6:12 . withstood = was standing confronting me. one and twenty... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Daniel 10:13

Daniel 10:13. But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me— "Stood before me." Purver. This is thought by some to be either Cyrus or Cambyses, making opposition to the building of the temple, and becoming hostile to the people of God: but as this is not at all probable so soon after passing the decree in their favour, so neither could it be properly deemed resisting an angel. Others have thought that there is an allusion in this verse, and at Dan 10:20 to the guardian or tutelary angels... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Daniel 10:13

13. prince of . . . Persia—the angel of darkness that represented the Persian world power, to which Israel was then subject. This verse gives the reason why, though Daniel's "words were heard from the first day" ( :-), the good angel did not come to him until more than three weeks had elapsed (Daniel 10:4). one and twenty days—answering to the three weeks of Daniel's mourning (Daniel 10:4- :). Michael—that is, "Who is like God?" Though an archangel, "one of the chief princes," Michael was not... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Daniel 10:10-14

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Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Daniel 10:13

Someone had delayed the arrival of God’s answer to Daniel’s prayer. He was the "prince of Persia," evidently a fallen angel who, under Satan’s authority, had a special responsibility for Persia (cf. Daniel 10:20; Ephesians 2:2). Clearly, "prince" here refers to an angel, since Michael was also called a "prince" (Daniel 10:13; Daniel 10:21). [Note: See Zöckler, 7:2:228, in Lange’s commentary, for further support.] "The prince of Persia" must have been an evil angel since he opposed God’s... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 10:1-13

The Final VisionThese chs, form a connected whole, with three sub-divisions. Daniel 10:1 to Daniel 11:1 are introductory; Daniel 11:2 to Daniel 12:4 contain a detailed account of future events down to the ’time of the end.’ This time is further defined in the concluding section, Daniel 12:5-13.(a) Introduction (Daniel 10:1 to Daniel 11:1)In the third year of Cyrus, after three weeks of mourning and fasting, Daniel has a vision by the river Hiddekel of a glorious angelic being (Daniel 10:1-10),... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 10:1-21

The Final VisionThese chs, form a connected whole, with three sub-divisions. Dan 10:1 to Dan 11:1 are introductory; Dan 11:2 to Dan 12:4 contain a detailed account of future events down to the 'time of the end.' This time is further defined in the concluding section, Daniel 12:5-13.(a) Introduction (Dan 10:1 to Dan 11:1)In the third year of Cyrus, after three weeks of mourning and fasting, Daniel has a vision by the river Hiddekel of a glorious angelic being (Dan 10:1-10), who addresses him in... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Daniel 10:13

(13) The prince of the kingdom.—Perhaps no single verse in the whole of the Scriptures speaks more clearly than this upon the invisible powers which rule and influence nations. If we were without a revelation, we should have thought it congruent that God Himself should direct all events in the world without using any intervening means. But revelation points out that as spiritual beings carry out God’s purpose in the natural world (Exodus 12:23; 2 Samuel 24:16) and in the moral world (Luke... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Daniel 10:1-21

Divine Appointments Daniel 10:1 All things are appointed. Yet it pleases our little vanity to imagine that we appoint some things ourselves. Oh the fuss of the world, and the noise, and the fruitlessness! We have deposed God from being husbandman, and have taken to growing crops of our own kind. They always fail. The appointing God is on the throne; the Lord reigneth, let the earth rejoice. It is interesting to me as a student of the Book to see in how many aspects Divine appointment is... read more