Daniel 10:20

To fight — To oppose his mischievous designs.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? - This was known by what the angel had said in Daniel 10:14 . He seems to have called his...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

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Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

To fight, &c.— To withstand the prince of Persia.
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

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Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

.1 ‘Then he said to me, “Do you know why I have come to you? And now I will return to fight with the prince of Persia, and when I go, lo, the prince...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 12:23 ; Daniel 11:2-4 ; Daniel 7:6 ; Daniel 8:21 ; Daniel 8:5-8 ; Daniel 10:13 ; Isaiah 37:36

²⁰ Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia shall come.

Related Commentaries of Daniel 10:20

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Daniel 10:20