King James Version
What Does Daniel 11:1 Mean?
“Also I in the first year of Darius the Mede, even I, stood to confirm and to strengthen him.”
Context
1
Also I in the first year of Darius the Mede, even I, stood to confirm and to strengthen him.
2
And now will I shew 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.
3
And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English ReadersXI.
(1) **In the first year of Darius.—**These words must be closely connected with the last verse of Daniel 10. The allusion is, most probably, to the fall of Babylon and the return from the Exile, at which time, as at the Exodus, the angel of the Lord went before His people. There is also a reference to Daniel 6:22.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
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