Daniel 11:23 “After an alliance is made with him, he will act deceitfully; for he wi…”

Daniel 11:23

After an alliance is made with him, he will act deceitfully; for he will rise to power with only a few people.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people.

World English Bible

After the treaty made with him he will work deceitfully; for he will come up and will become strong with few people.

American Standard Version

And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully; for he shall come up, and shall become strong, with a small people.

Geneva Bible 1599

And after the league made with him, he shall worke deceitfully: for he shall come vp, and ouercome with a small people.

Darby Translation

And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully, and he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people.

Young's Literal Translation

And after they join themselves unto him, he worketh deceit, and hath increased, and hath been strong by a few of the nation.

Bible in Basic English

And from the time when they make an agreement with him, he will be working falsely: for he will take up arms suddenly with a small force,

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Cross references

“work”

Daniel 8:25 2 Thessalonians 2:9 Genesis 34:13 Psalm 52:2 Proverbs 11:18 Ezekiel 17:13–19

Daniel 8:25 · BSB

Through his craft and by his hand, he will cause deceit to prosper, and in his own mind he will make himself great. In a time of peace he will destroy many, and he will even stand against the Prince of princes. Yet he wi…

2 Thessalonians 2:9 · BSB

The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder,

Genesis 34:13 · BSB

But because Shechem had defiled their sister Dinah, Jacob’s sons answered him and his father Hamor deceitfully.

Psalm 52:2 · BSB

Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit.

Proverbs 11:18 · BSB

The wicked man earns an empty wage, but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward.

Ezekiel 17:13–19 · BSB

He took a member of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. Then he carried away the leading men of the land,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

22Then a flood of forces will be swept away before him and destroyed, along with a prince of the covenant.

24In a time of peace, he will invade the richest provinces and do what his fathers and forefathers never did. He will lavish plunder, loot, and wealth on his followers, and he will plot against the strongholds—but only for a time.

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