Daniel 11:3 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will. ”

Daniel 11:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And a mighty king shall stand up - So far as the language here is concerned, it is not said whether this would be in Persia, as a successor of the “fourth king” Daniel 11:2 , or whether it would...
Daniel 11:3 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And a (d) mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will. (d) That is, Alexander the Great.
Daniel 11:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel 11:3 . a mighty king: Alexander the Great.
Daniel 11:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

a mighty king . The he-goat's "little horn" ( Daniel 8:9 ). do according to his will . See Daniel 8:4 . Compare verses: Daniel 11:16 ; Daniel 11:36 .
Daniel 11:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

This refers to Alexander of Macedon. I have already shortly stated the reason why the angel passed over all the Persian kings from Artabanus to the last Darius, they did not engage in any conte...
Daniel 11:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will. A mighty king shall stand up - This was Alexander the great. It is not said that this mighty king...
Daniel 11:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

A mighty king shall stand up, &c.— Afterwards, &c. Houbigant. This is the character of Alexander. That he was a mighty king and conqueror, that he not only ruled with great dominion o...
Daniel 11:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will. A mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his...
Daniel 11:3 - 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...
Daniel 11:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

A mighty king. — No clue is given to show over what nation this king reigns. According to the context he might be either a Greek or a Persian, or he might belong to a kingdom not yet mentioned. Tho...
Daniel 11:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

FIRST SECTION Daniel 11:2-9 Events from the rise of Alexander the Great (B.C. 336) to the death of Seleucus Nicator (B.C. 280). There are to be three kings of Persia after Cyrus (who is then re...
Daniel 11:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Rise and Fall of Empires Daniel 11:1-14 This chapter foretells the histories of Xerxes, of Alexander the Great, the division of his kingdom on his death, and the long conflicts between the...
Daniel 11:3 - 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...
Daniel 11:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Here is a plain and evident inference to the kings and kingdom of Persia, which arose out of the Chaldean; and from the connection which the Church was obliged to have with this kingdom, after Cyrus...
Daniel 11:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And a mighty king shall stand up ,.... Not in Persia, but in Greece; Alexander the great, who rose up a hundred years after the above expedition of Xerxes, and "stood" and flourished, and conquered...
Daniel 11:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will. Ver. 3. But a mighty king shall stand up. ] Alexander the Great, the founder of the Greek mon...
Daniel 11:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And a mighty king shall stand up , &c. Namely, from among the Grecians; that shall rule with great dominion This is evidently descriptive of Alexander the Great; of the rapidity and success of...
Daniel 11:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Ruin of the Persian Monarchy. B. C. 534. 1 Also I in the first year of Darius the Mede,...
Daniel 11:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

This was Alexander the Great, the he-goat, who, moved with choler for the Persian invasion, run down the ram and stamped on it, and got a golden fleece from him by that, and after many victories; aft...
Daniel 11:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Growth and Division of the Grecian Empire. ‘And a mighty king will stand up who will rule with great dominion and do according to his will.' This was the final result of the acts of Xerxes, a...
Daniel 11:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

HOMILETICS SECT. XXXVIII.—THE KINGS OF THE NORTH AND OF THE SOUTH. (Chap. Daniel 11:1-20 .) We come to the things which the angel was commissioned to communicate to the prophet, and through him...
Daniel 11:3 - Scofield Reference Notes

king Alexander the Great, B.C. 332. See ( Daniel 8:5-8 ); ( Daniel 8:21 ); ( Daniel 8:22 ).
Daniel 11:3 - 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...
Daniel 11:3 - 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...
Daniel 11:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Daniel 11:1 . Also I, in the first year of Darius, the Mede, even I, stood to confirm and to strengthen him, or, "even as I stood by to strengthen him," the inference being that the various angeli...
Daniel 11:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Daniel 7:6 ; Daniel 8:21 ; Daniel 8:5-8 ; Daniel 11:16 ; Daniel 11:36 ; Daniel 4:35 ; Daniel 5:19 ; Daniel 8:4-14 ; Ephesians 1:11 ; Hebrews 2:4 ; James 1:18
Daniel 11:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

A mighty king — Alexander the great.

Daniel 11:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Daniel 11:3 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Daniel 11:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel 11:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Daniel 11:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel 11:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Daniel 11:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Daniel 11:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Daniel 11:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel 11:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Daniel 11:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Daniel 11:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Daniel 11:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Daniel 11:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Daniel 11:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Daniel 11:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Daniel 11:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Daniel 11:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Daniel 11:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Daniel 11:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel 11:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Daniel 11:3 - Scofield Reference Notes

Daniel 11:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Daniel 11:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Daniel 11:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Daniel 11:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Daniel 11:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes