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Daniel 11 Translation Questions
Q? How will a fourth king in Persia gain power?
A. He will gain power through his riches. [11:2]
Q? Against what kingdom did that fourth Persian king stir up everyone?
A. He stirred everyone up against the kingdom of Greece. [11:2]
Q? To whom will the kingdom of the mighty king not be given?
A. That kingdom will not be given to the king's own descendants. [11:4]
Q? Who will make an alliance?
A. The king of the South and one of his commanders who will become a king of the North will make an alliance. [11:5-6]
Q? Who will come to confirm the alliance between the king of the South and the king of the North?
A. The daughter of the king of the South will come to the king of the North to confirm the agreement. [11:6]
Q? What will the branch from the daughter of the king of the South do to the king of the North?
A. He will attack the army and enter the fortress of the king of the North and conquer them. [11:7]
Q? What will the sons of the king of the North do?
A. They will wage war and assemble a great army. They will overflow like a flood, pass through, and repeat the assault all the way to the fortress of the king of the South. [11:10]
Q? What will the king of the South do in response to the attack by the sons of the king of the North?
A. The king of the South will march out in a rage and fight against the king of the North. [11:11]
Q? Who won this battle between the North and the South?
A. The king of the South won that battle. [11:11-12]
Q? After some years, what will the king of the North do?
A. He will raise another great army supplied with much equipment and will surely come. [11:13]
Q? In those times who else will rise against the king of the South?
A. In those times many will rise against the king of the South including the most violent among Daniel's people. [11:14]
Q? What will happen this time when the king of the North attacks the king of the South?
A. The king of the South will not be able to stand against him. The king of the North will do whatever he wants against the king of the South. [11:15-16]
Q? Why will the king of the North give a daughter in marriage to the king of the South?
A. The king of the North will do this in order to destroy the kingdom of the South. [11:17]
Q? What will happen to this king of the North?
A. A commander will put an end to the insolence of the king of the North and will cause his insolence to turn back upon him. He will stumble and fall; he will not be found. [11:18-19]
Q? What will the one who rises up in place of the king of the North do?
A. He will force taxes to be paid to provide for the splendor of the kingdom. [11:20]
Q? What will happen to this one who forces taxes to be paid?
A. After only a few days that one will be destroyed, but not in anger or in battle. [11:20]
Q? How will a despised person who has not been given the honor of royalty come to power?
A. He will come in quietly and will take over the kingdom by flattery. [11:21]
Q? What will this despised king do once an alliance is made with him?
A. From the time an alliance is made with him, he will act deceitfully. [11:23]
Q? What will happen when this deceitful king wages war against the king of the South?
A. The king of the South will not be able to stand against the deceitful king because of all the plots devised against him. [11:25]
Q? Why will the king of the North and the king of the South sit at the same table and lie to each other?
A. They will lie to each other because their hearts are set on evil against each other. [11:27]
Q? What will the heart of the king of the North be set against?
A. His heart will be set against the holy covenant. [11:28]
Q? How will the rage of the king of the North against the holy covenant manifest itself?
A. The king of the North will manifest his rage against the holy covenant by showing favor to those who forsake the holy covenant. [11:30]
Q? What will the wise do at that time?
A. At that time the wise will give understanding to many. [11:33]
Q? What will happen to the wise?
A. For days the wise will fall by the sword and flame, they will be taken as prisoners and robbed of their possessions. When they stumble they will receive a little help. [11:33-34]
Q? Why will some of the wise stumble?
A. Some of them will stumble so that they may be refined, cleansed, and made pure until the time of the end. [11:35]
Q? Above whom will this deceitful king of the North exalt himself?
A. He will exalt and magnify himself above every god; including the God of gods, the gods of his ancestors, and the god desired by women. [11:36-37]
Q? What will this deceitful king of the North do for those who acknowledge him?
A. He will give honor to those who acknowledge him. He will make them rulers over many people. [11:39]
Q? At the time of the end what will happen when the king of the North comes into the glorious land?
A. At that time tens of thousands of Israelites will stumble and fall. [11:41]
Q? Who will escape from the hand of the king of the North?
A. Many from Edom and Moab, and the remaining people of Ammon will escape from his hand. [11:41]
Q? What are some of the countries over which this king of the North will extend his power?
A. This king of the North will extend his power over Egypt, the Libyans, and the Ethiopians. [11:42-43]
Q? What will this king of the North do when reports from the east and north alarm him?
A. He will go out with great rage to destroy and to devote many to destruction. [11:44]
Q? Where will this king of the North set up his the tents of his palace?
A. He will set up the tents of his palace between the seas, at the mountain of the beauty of holiness. [11:45]
Q? Who will help the king of the North at the end?
A. The king of the North will come to his end and there will be no one to help him. [11:45]