Daniel 11:2

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Daniel 11:1-4

Here, 1. The angel Gabriel lets Daniel know the good service he has done to the Jewish nation (Dan. 11:1): ?In the first year of Darius the Mede, who destroyed Babylon and released the Jews out of that house of bondage, I stood a strength and fortress to him, that is, I was instrumental to protect him, and give him success in his ward, and, after he had conquered Babylon, to confirm him in his resolution to release the Jews,? which, it is likely, met with much opposition. Thus by the angel,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 11:2

And now will I show thee the truth ,.... And nothing but the truth; what will most certainly come to pass, and may be depended on, even what is written in the book of God's decrees, "the Scripture of truth", and which would appear in Providence in later times; and this he proposed to deliver to him, not in figurative, dark, and obscure expressions, but clearly and plainly, in language easy to be understood: behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia ; which were Cyrus, who... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 11:2

There shall stand up yet three kings - Gabriel had already spoken of Cyrus, who was now reigning; and after him three others should arise. These were, Cambyses, the son of Cyrus. Smerdis, the Magian, who was an impostor, who pretended to be another son of Cyrus. And, Darius, the son of Hystaspes, who married Mandane, the daughter of Cyrus. Cambyses reigned seven years and five months; Smerdis reigned only seven months; and Darius Hystaspes reigned thirty-six years. The fourth... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 11:2

Verse 2 We must now understand God’s intention in thus informing his servant Daniel of future events. He was clearly unwilling to gratify a vain curiosity, and he enlarged upon events necessary to be known, thus enabling the Prophet not only privately to rely on God’s grace, through this manifestation of his care for his Church, but also to exhort others to persevere in the faith. This chapter seems like a historical narrative under the form of an enigmatic description of events then future.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 11:1-4

Revolutions in earthly empires. In answer to prayer, Daniel obtains the consolation that other persons—other orders of being—were actively engaged in the same cause as himself. I. UNSEEN AND UNOSTENTATIOUS SERVICE IS OFTEN THE MOST EFFECTIVE . It is not probable that Gabriel appeared in visible form in the Persian court. His presence was unknown; his influence on men unobserved. He was content to exert his power over the feelings, dispositions, motives, of men; in this... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 11:1-45

EXPOSITION THE KINGS OF THE NORTH AND THE KINGS OF THE SOUTH . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 11:2

And now will I show thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all: and by his strength through his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia. The rendering of the LXX . is, "And now I came to show thee the truth. Behold, three kings have risen, and the fourth shall be rich with great riches above all, and when he shall strengthen himself in his riches, he shall stir himself up against every king of the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Daniel 11:2

And now will I show thee the truth - That is, the truth about events that are to occur in the future, and which will accord with what is written in “the scripture of truth,” Daniel 10:21.Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia - The phrase “stand up means that there would be so many kings in Persia; that is, there would be three before the fourth which he mentions. The same Hebrew word here rendered “stand up” (עמד ‛âmad) occurs in Daniel 11:3-4, Daniel 11:6-8, Daniel 11:14-16... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 11:2

Daniel 11:2. And now I will show thee the truth Now I will show thee future things plainly, not enigmatically, or under symbolical representations. Here this chapter should begin: what goes before should be added to the former chapter. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia “According to the Canon, there were nine kings of the Persian empire from Cyrus to Codomanus, besides others, who, falling within a year, are not therein mentioned. Interpreters have differed,... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Daniel 11:2-20

Kings from the north and the south (11:2-20)The messenger went on to describe to Daniel the conflicts involving Persia and Greece as they would affect the Jews. This account runs on unbroken through Chapters 11 and 12. The comments on these chapters below are designed to outline the history of the period and to show how events followed the pattern of the predictions given to Daniel.After the death of Cyrus, the states in the region of Greece steadily grew in power. (Although there was no... read more

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