Daniel 10:20 - The Scriptures 1998

²⁰ And he said, “Do you know why I have come to you? And now I return to fight with the head of Persia. And when I have left, see, the head of Greece shall come.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁰ Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia shall come.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁰ Then he said, Do you know why I have come to you? And now I will return to fight with the [hostile] prince of Persia; and when I have gone, behold, the [hostile] prince of Greece will come.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁰ Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I am come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I go forth, lo, the prince of Greece shall come.

Common English Bible

²⁰ Then he said: “Do you know why I have come to you? Now I must go back to fight the leader of Persia. As I leave, the leader of Greece will come!

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁰ And he said, "Do you not know why I have come to you? And next I will return, to fight against the leader of the Persians. When I was leaving, there appeared the leader of the Greeks arriving.

Daniel 10:20 Cross References

Ezra 4:4

And it came to be that the people of the land were weakening the hands of the people of Yehuḏ

Isaiah 37:36

And a messenger of יהוה  went out, and killed in the camp of Ashshur one hundred and eighty-five thousand. And they arose early in the morning, and saw all of them, dead bodies.

Daniel 10:13

“But the head of the rule of Persia withstood me twenty-one days. And see, Miḵ

Daniel 7:6

“After this I looked and saw another, like a leopard, which had on its back four wings of a bird. The beast also had four heads, and rule was given to it.

Daniel 8:21

“And the male goat is the sovereign of Greece, and the large horn between its eyes is the first sovereign.

Acts 12:23

And instantly a messenger of יהוה  smote him, because he did not give the esteem to Elohim. And becoming worm-eaten, he died.