Daniel 11:1

Daniel 11:1. And as for me, in… I stood up to be a supporter and a stronghold unto him] I myself, also, in the first year of Darius, came forward to support Michael. As soon as -Darius the Mede" (Daniel 5:31; Daniel 9:1) -received the kingdom," there was need for the defenders of Israel to co-operate on its behalf; and (it seems to be implied) it was through this angelic intervention that the natural hostility of Persia to Israel was turned to friendliness.

I stood up] The Heb. is peculiar, lit. my standing(was). One or two parallels can be quoted (as Judges 19:9; Job 9:27); but the addition of a letter would give the normal Hebrew for I stood up(עמדתי for עמדי).

a supporter] prop. one holding stronglyor firmly:see Isaiah 41:9; Isaiah 41:13; Ezekiel 30:25.

stronghold] Daniel 11:7; Daniel 11:10; Daniel 11:19; Daniel 11:31; Daniel 11:38; Isaiah 23:4; Isaiah 23:11: here in a figurative sense, as often of Jehovah (e.g. Psalms 27:1; Psalms 28:1).