Daniel 11:21 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And in his estatef shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries. ”

• Daniel 11:21 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  And in his estate - In his place. See the notes at Daniel 11:7 , Daniel 11:20 . Shall stand up a vile person - There shall succeed to the throne. The reference here is to Antiochus Epiphane...

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• Daniel 11:21 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  And in his estate shall stand up a (s) vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries. (s) Who was Antiochus...

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• Daniel 11:21 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Daniel 11:21 . a contemptible person: Antiochus Epiphanes (175- 164). The rest of the chapter is a description of Antiochus, who is regarded as the villain of the piece. they had not given: Anti...

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• Daniel 11:21 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  a vile person. One of the twelve titles given to the antichrist. See note on Daniel 7:8 . The prophecy concerning him is continuous to the end of the chapter. It is parallel with Daniel 7:8 , &...

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• Daniel 11:21 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  Historians agree in representing Antiochus Epiphanes to have been of a very crafty disposition, and some state his departure from Rome to have been by stealth. He was most probably dismissed by...

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• Daniel 11:21 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries. In his estate shall stand...

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• Daniel 11:21 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  In his estate shall stand, &c.— Antiochus, in his return from Rome, was at Athens in Syria, when his brother died by the treachery of Heliodorus; and the honour of the kingdom was not given to...

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• Daniel 11:21 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries. And in his estate...

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• Daniel 11:21 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  The Final Vision These chs, form a connected whole, with three sub-divisions. Daniel 10:1 to Daniel 11:1 are introductory; Daniel 11:2 to Daniel 12:4 contain a detailed account of future e...

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• Daniel 11:21 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  A vile person. — The meaning of the language will be plainer after a reference to Psalms 119:141 ; Jeremiah 22:28 . The moral character of the man is especially described. The words that follow e...

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• Daniel 11:21 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  THIRD SECTION ( Daniel 11:20-27 ) Events under Seleucus Philopator down to the first attempts of Antiochus Epiphanes against Egypt (B.C. 170). Daniel 11:20 -Seleucus Philopator (B.C. 187-176)...

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• Daniel 11:21 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  the Despoiler Triumphs for a Time Daniel 11:15-29 What a picture is presented in this paragraph of the tangled web of earthly politics. They have been too much, and for too long, in the hands o...

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• Daniel 11:21 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  The foretelling of the glorious One is contained in this chapter. It covered a period to the time of Antiochus Epiphanes, and finally referred to the Messianic kingdom. There would be yet three king...

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• Daniel 11:21 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  If my Reader be more curious to make search into hidden things, than to turn over again and again those which the Lord hath revealed; I fear that he will not be pleased with the shortness I purpose t...

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• Daniel 11:21 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And in his estate shall stand up a vile person ,.... Upon his basis or stand, in the same place where Seleucus Philopator stood, succeeded Antiochus Epiphanes his brother, called "vile", being a ver...

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• Daniel 11:21 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries. Ver. 21. And in his est...

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• Daniel 11:21 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  And in his estate shall stand up a vile person This is a description of Antiochus Epiphanes, the great persecutor of the Jewish nation and religion. He is here called a vile person , not for any w...

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• Daniel 11:21 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Reign of Antiochus Epiphanes; Cruelty and Impiety of Antiochus; The Death of Antiochus. B. C.  534....

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• Daniel 11:21 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Antiochus called Epiphanes, i.e. illustrious; thus he was called by his flatterers and admirers: but the people of God accounted him contrary, i.e. infamous, base, treacherous, barbarous; such were h...

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• Daniel 11:21 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  Antiochus Epiphanes - The Scourge of Israel. Apart from Daniel 11:20 , the remaining verses in the chapter deal with the life of Antiochus IV Epiphanes, second son of Antiochus III, who usurped t...

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• Daniel 11:21 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  HOMILETICS SECTION XXXIX.—ANTIOCHUS EPIPHANES; OR, THE VILE PERSON. (Chaps. Daniel 11:21-35 .) The next part of the prophecy is occupied with a person who has been already the subject of divine...

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• Daniel 11:21 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Daniel 11:2 . There shall stand up yet three kings in Persia. Daniel, a minister of state for most of his long life, was here shewn the succession of kingdoms in so clear a light as to command all...

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• Daniel 11:21 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Daniel 11:1-27 THE KINGS OF THE NORTH AND THE KINGS OF THE SOUTH . Daniel 11:1 Also I in the first year of Darius the Mede, even I, stood to confirm a...

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• Daniel 11:21 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, a despicable and morally contemptible character, to whom they shall not give the honor of the kingdom, who seized the royal power and authority again...

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• Daniel 11:21 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Samuel 3:13 ; 2 Samuel 15:2-6 ; Daniel 7:8 ; Daniel 8:23 ; Daniel 8:25 ; Daniel 8:9 ; Daniel 11:20 ; Daniel 11:32 ; Daniel 11:34 ; Daniel 11:7 ; Isaiah 32:5 ; Judges 9:1-20 ; Nahum 1:1...

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• Daniel 11:21 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  A vile person — Antiochus, called Epiphanes by his flatterers, but the people of God accounted him infamous, base, and treacherous. They — Neither peers nor people, nor was he the heir, but his nep...

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