a mighty: Alexander the Great, whose kingdom after his death, as we have seen, was divided into four parts. Daniel 7:6, Daniel 8:5-8, Daniel 8:21
Bible Commentary
Daniel 11:3
Daniel 11:3
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain
The Daily Devotional
One devotional. Every morning.
The full reading, the passage behind it, and where to go deeper — in your inbox before the day starts. No ads, ever.
We'll send one email to confirm it's really you. Unsubscribe in one tap, any time.
Continue tomorrow
Turn Bible study into a daily habit
Read today's devotional, save your progress, and receive a gentle daily reminder.
Recommended reading
More for Daniel 11:3
Continue with other commentaries and DiscipleDeck content connected to this verse, chapter, or topic.
Other commentaries
Daniel 11 — OverviewDaniel 11 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThe angel Gabriel, in this chapter, performs his promise made to Daniel
in the foregoing chapter, that he would "show him what should befal his
people in the latter days," according to that which was "written in…Daniel 11 — OverviewDaniel 11 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeDaniel 11:1, The overthrow of Persia by the king of Grecia; Daniel 11:5, Leagues and conflicts between the kings of the south and of the north; Daniel 11:30, The invasion and tyranny of the Romans.Daniel 11 — OverviewDaniel 11 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleIn this chapter the angel makes good his promise to Daniel, that he would show him what was written in the Scripture of truth, concerning the monarchies of the earth, and what would befall his people the Jews in the…Daniel 11:1-4Daniel 11:1-4 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleHere, 1. The angel Gabriel lets Daniel know the good service he has
done to the Jewish nation (v. 1): "In the first year of Darius the
Mede, who destroyed Babylon and released the Jews out of that house of…Daniel 11:3Daniel 11:3 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleAnd a mighty king shall stand up,.... Not in Persia, but in Greece; Alexander the great, who rose up a hundred years after the above expedition of Xerxes, and "stood" and flourished, and conquered all he attacked, none…