Daniel 11:26 · KJV
“Yea, they that feed of the portion of his meat shall destroy him, and his army shall overflow: and many shall fall down slain.”
— Daniel 11:26
And 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 be stirred up to battle with a very great and mighty army; but he shall not stand: for they shall forecast devices against him.
And both these kings' 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. {hearts: Heb. their hearts}
Daniel 11 — Context
He shall enter peaceably even upon the fattest places of the province; and he shall do {that} which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers' fathers; he shall scatter among them the prey, and spoil, and riches: {yea}, and he shall forecast his devices against the strong holds, even for a time. {peaceably...: or, into the peaceable and fat, etc} {forecast...: Heb. think his thoughts}
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 be stirred up to battle with a very great and mighty army; but he shall not stand: for they shall forecast devices against him.
26Yea, they that feed of the portion of his meat shall destroy him, and his army shall overflow: and many shall fall down slain.
27And both these kings' 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. {hearts: Heb. their hearts}
28Then shall he return into his land with great riches; and his heart {shall be} against the holy covenant; and he shall do {exploits}, and return to his own land.
Cross References
Daniel 11:10
But his sons shall be stirred up, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces: and {one} shall certainly come, and overflow, and pass through: then shall he return, and be stirred up, {even} to his fortress. {shall be...: or, shall war} {return...: or, be stirred up again}
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 bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me.
Mark 14:20
And he answered and said unto them, {It is} one of the twelve, that dippeth with me in the dish.
2 Kings 8:14
So 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 shouldest surely recover.
2 Samuel 4:2-12
And 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 a Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin: (for Beeroth also was reckoned to Benjamin: {other: Heb. second}
Micah 7:5-6
Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.
Psalms 41:9
Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up {his} heel against me. {mine...: Heb. the man of my peace} {lifted...: Heb. magnified}
Daniel 11:22
And with the arms of a flood shall they be overflown from before him, and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant.
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