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Daniel 11:23
After an alliance is made with him, he will act deceitfully; for he will rise to power with only a few people.
Daniel 11:23 · Berean Standard Bible
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Daniel 11:23 in other translations
And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people.
After the treaty made with him he will work deceitfully; for he will come up and will become strong with few people.
And after an alliance is made with him he shall work deceitfully; for he shall become strong with a small force.
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In context
20 In his place one will arise who will send out a tax collector for the glory of the kingdom; but within a few days he will be destroyed, though not in anger or in battle.
21 In his place a despicable person will arise; royal honors will not be given to him, but he will come in a time of peace and seize the kingdom by intrigue.
22 Then a flood of forces will be swept away before him and destroyed, along with a prince of the covenant.
23 After an alliance is made with him, he will act deceitfully; for he will rise to power with only a few people.
24 In a time of peace, he will invade the richest provinces and do what his fathers and forefathers never did. He will lavish plunder, loot, and wealth on his followers, and he will plot against the strongholds—but only for a time.
25 And with a large army he will stir up his power and his courage against the king of the South, who will mobilize a very large and powerful army but will not withstand the plots devised against him.
26 Those who eat from his provisions will seek to destroy him; his army will be swept away, and many will fall slain.
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