Dan 11:17 | NET2full | STEP | His intention will be to come with the strength of his entire kingdom , and he will form alliances . He will give the king of the south a daughter in marriage in order to destroy the kingdom, but it will not turn out to his advantage .

‏ Daniel 11:17

17 His intention ^{▼▼tn Heb “and he will set his face” (cf. vv. 18, 19).} will be to come with the strength of his entire kingdom, and he will form alliances. ^{▼▼tc The present translation reads מֵישָׁרִים (mesharim, “alliances”) for the MT וִישָׁרִים (viysharim, “uprightness”).} He will give the king of the south ^{▼▼tn Heb “him”; the referent (the king of the south) has been specified in the translation for clarity.} a daughter ^{▼▼tn Heb “the daughter of the women.”} ^{▼▼sn The daughter refers to Cleopatra, the daughter of Antiochus, who was given in marriage to Ptolemy V.} in marriage in order to destroy the kingdom, but it will not turn out to his advantage.