Daniel 11:24

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

Key Reflection

This verse suggests that despite a seemingly peaceful agreement, one king will betray another by working deceitfully. This treachery occurs as the first king unexpectedly gains strength with a small number of allies, illustrating how appearances of peace can mask underlying conflicts and betrayal in political alliances.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

He shall enter peaceably even upon the fattest places of the province -The margin is, “or, into the peaceable and fat.” The version in the text, however, is the more correct, and the sense is, that he would do this “unexpectedly” (Lengerke, uvermuthet); he would make gradual and artful approaches until he had seized upon the best portions of the land. CompareGenesis 27:28,Genesis 27:39. The history is, that he went there with different professions than those of conquest, and one after another he took possession of the principal towns of Egypt.

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