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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel 11:7

Daniel 11:7. out of a shoot: Ptolemy III, Berenice's brother. come with an army: Ptolemy III, in order to avenge his sister, invaded Syria, seized Seleucia the fortified port of Antioch, and overran the country. He was obliged, however, to return to Egypt, before his conquest was complete, in order to quell a rebellion, but he took back immense spoil and booty.

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See also Daniel 11:7 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Daniel 11:7. _BUT OUT OF A BRANCH OF HER ROOTS_] A branch from the same root from which she sprang. This was _Ptolemy Euergetes_, her brother, who, to avenge his sister's death, marched with a...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    BUT OUT OF A BRANCH OF HER ROOTS - Compare the notes at Isaiah 11:1. The meaning is, that as a branch or shoot springs up from a tree that is decayed and fallen, so there would spring up some one of h...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 11 THE WARS OF THE PTOLEMIES AND SELEUCIDAE PREDICTED THE COMING EVENTS OF THE END _ 1. The wars of the Ptolemies and Seleucidae (Daniel 11:1)_ 2. The time of the end and the man of sin (Dan...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    A BRANCH OF HER ROOTS. Her brother Ptolemy III (Euergetes), "roots" referring to their father Ptolemy II (Philadelphus). IN HIS ESTATE. in his stead. Hebrew. _kanno_. See note on Daniel 9:27 ("for th...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    ( 2) Daniel 11:2 to Daniel 12:4. The revelation given to Daniel. This consists of a survey of the history from the beginning of the Persian period down to the time of Antiochus Epiphanes, followed by...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _But_ ONE OF THE SHOOTS (Isaiah 11:1) _of her roots_ Ptolemy III., Berenice's brother. SHALL STAND UP _in his_(Ptolemy II."s) PLACE] or _office, position_. So Genesis 40:13; Genesis 41:13; and

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Ptolemy III. (Euergetes I.), 247 222, and Seleucus II. (Callinicus), 246 226. Ptolemy Euergetes I., Berenice's brother, an enterprising and energetic king, in revenge for his sister's murder, invaded...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    BUT OUT OF A BRANCH, &C.— Rather, as in the Vulgate, _Out of the branch of her root, shall stand up a plant; and he shall come,_ &c. This branch which sprung _out of the same root_ with Berenice was P...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    (2) PTOLEMIES AND SELEUCIDS, I TEXT: Daniel 11:5-9 5 And the king of the south shall be strong, and one of his princes; and he shall be strong above him, and have dominion; his dominion shall be a...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    But out of a branch of her roots shall one stand up in his estate, which shall come with an army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall pr...

  • 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 co

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    A BRANCH OF HER (BERENICE'S) ROOTS] her brother Ptolemy III. In his estate (RV 'place')] in place of Ptolemy II. THE FORTRESS] Seleucia....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    THE MEN WHO WERE LOYAL TO GOD DANIEL _ROBERT BRYCE_ CHAPTER 11 V1 ‘Since the first year that Darius from Media ruled, I supported him’, he continued. ‘And I helped him.’ Verse 1 This is really p...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    As yet there has been no account of any war between the northern and southern king, but it must not be forgotten that Ptolemy Philadelphus and Antiochus Theos were at war for ten years or more. In thi...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וְ עָמַ֛ד מִ נֵּ֥צֶר שָׁרָשֶׁ֖יהָ כַּנֹּ֑ו וְ

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    FIRST SECTION Daniel 11:2 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 reigning)...

  • 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 kings...

  • 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 kings...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    But out of a branch of her (s) roots shall [one] stand up in his estate, (t) which shall come with an army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _A plant, &c. Ptolemeus Evergetes, the son of Philadelphus. (Challoner) --- Three of Bernice's maids of honour (Haydock) covered her body, and pretended that she was only wounded, till her brother Eve...

  • 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 to...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    The angel treats here of Ptolemy Euergetes, the third king of Egypt, who succeeded his father Philadelphus. He collected large forces to revenge the insult offered to his sister, and thus carried on t...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10 AND 11. In chapter 10 we return to the East [1]. Chapter s 10, 11 and 12 form but one prophecy; only chapter 11 closes the history of the Gentiles, and cha...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    BUT OUT OF A BRANCH OF HER ROOTS SHALL ONE STAND UP IN HIS ESTATE,.... Or, "out of a branch of her roots a shoot thereof shall stand or rise up" x; by "her roots" are meant her ancestors, particularly...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    But out of a branch of her roots shall [one] stand up in his estate, which shall come with an army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall p...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _But out of a branch of her roots shall one stand up_ One of the same stock, or original, with Berenice, namely, her brother, Ptolemy Euergetes, shall succeed his father in the government of Egypt, an...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    But out of a branch of her roots, a shoot out of the apparently dead stock, SHALL ONE STAND UP IN HIS ESTATE, to take her place in this controversy, her own brother, Ptolemy III Euergetes, WHICH SHALL...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    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 angelic spi...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-30 The angel shows Daniel the succession of the Persian and Grecian empires. The kings of Egypt and Syria are noticed: Judea was between their dominions, and affected by their contests. From ver. D...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    i.e. Of Bernice shall come Ptolemy Euergetes, who shall be king, and revenge the wrong done to his sister; for he invaded Syria, and took many strong holds, with a great part of Syria. And shall preva...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Daniel 11:7 branch H5342 roots H8328 arise H5975 (H8804) place H3653 come H935 (H8799) army H2428 enter...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    ‘But out of a shoot from her roots one will stand up in his place, who will come to the army and will enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and will deal with them and will prevail.' But...

  • Scofield's Bible Commentary

    BRANCH OF HER ROOTS Ptolemy Euergetes, brother of Berenice, who invaded Syria as described in (Daniel 11:7)....

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Prophecy covering the period from Darius to anti-Christ, showing the conflicts of nations, and final heading up for destruction. CHARACTERS: God, Daniel, Kings of Persia and Greece, anti-Ch...

  • 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 me...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    DANIEL—NOTE ON DANIEL 11:7 Egypt’s Ptolemy II was succeeded by Berenice’s brother, Ptolemy III Euergetes I (reigned 246–221 B.C.), A BRANCH FROM HER ROOTS. In retaliation for the death of his sister,...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION DANIEL 11:1 THE KINGS OF THE NORTH AND THE KINGS OF THE SOUTH. Daniel 11:1

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Now He begins to reveal unto Daniel these things are going to transpire, as far as the future is concerned. And here Daniel gets into such interesting details that many of the Bible critics have a dif...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Daniel 11:20; Ezekiel 17:18; Isaiah 11:1; Isaiah 9:14; Jeremiah 12:2;

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Shall one stand up — Of Bernice shall come Ptolemaeus Euergetes, who shall revenge the wrong done to his sister. Shall enter into the fortress — For he invaded Syria, and took many strong — holds....

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