Daniel 11:9 Meaning and Explanation
“So the king of the south shall come into his kingdom, and shall return into his own land.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The king of the south will invade the northern kingdom and then withdraw back into his own land.
What Does Daniel 11:9 Mean?
The campaign ends with the southern king pressing into his rival's territory and then returning home. The single sentence marks a pause in the long contest, a tide that advances and recedes. For all the marching, the border is not truly settled; the struggle will resume.
Such inconclusive victories fill the history of nations. Land is taken and given back, glory won and quietly relinquished. The restless back-and-forth pictures a world that cannot find lasting rest in conquest. The reader who knows the rest of Scripture hears beneath it the promise of a kingdom that will not need to retreat, established by God and never given up to another.
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What does Daniel 11:9 mean?
The king of the south will invade the northern kingdom and then withdraw back into his own land.