Daniel 11:30
For the ships of Chittim shall come against him: therefore he shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation against the holy covenant: so shall he do; he shall even return, and have intelligence with them that forsake the holy covenant.
Cross-references
In Daniel 11:28, the king's heart is already set against the holy covenant before the ships of Kittim cause retreat, providing immediate narrative context.
In Daniel 11:44, the same king later goes out in fury to destroy — a direct narrative continuation of his rage against the covenant.
In Daniel 7:25, the little horn persecutes saints and changes times and law, paralleling the king's actions against the holy covenant in Daniel 11:30.
In Numbers 24:24, the same 'ships from Kittim' prophecy foretells affliction from the west; Daniel applies this imagery to historical events.
Genesis 10:4 lists Kittim as a descendant of Javan — the same maritime people group referenced here as 'ships of Kittim'.
In 1 Kings 19:14, Elijah laments that Israel has forsaken God's covenant — echoing the same phrase 'forsake the holy covenant' in Daniel 11:30.
In 1 Chronicles 1:7, Kittim is listed as a son of Javan, identifying the maritime peoples; Daniel uses Kittim to denote western powers.