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Daniel 11:10-13

King James Version (KJV)

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10. But his sons shall be stirred up, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces: and [one] shall certainly come, and overflow, and pass through: then shall he return, and be stirred up, [even] to his fortress. 11. And the king of the south shall be moved with choler, and shall come forth and fight with him, [even] with the king of the north: and he shall set forth a great multitude; but the multitude shall be given into his hand. 12. [And] when he hath taken away the multitude, his heart shall be lifted up; and he shall cast down [many] ten thousands: but he shall not be strengthened [by it]. 13. For the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former, and shall certainly come after certain years with a great army and with much riches.

Daniel 11:10-13 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Daniel 11:10

Theological / Devotional

His sons. That is, the two sons of Seleucus II, Seleucus III Ceraunus Soter (226/225-223/222 B.C.), who was murdered after a short reign, and Antiochus III, the Great (223/222-188/187 B.C.).

Overflow, and pass through. In 219 B.C., Antiochus III initiated his campaign for southern Syria and Palestine by retaking Seleucia, the port of Antioch. Thereafter he set out upon a systematic campaign to conquer Palestine from his rival, Ptolemy IV Philopator (222-204 B.C.), during which he penetrated Transjordan.

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