And when he has taken away the multitude — When he has subdued them. Lengerke, however, renders this, “And the multitude shall lift themselv…

And when he.— It is not clear whether “the multitude” or “the king” is subject of the sentence, or whether the verb “he h…

The angel here marks the close of the war. Had Ptolemy’s valor supported his good fortune, he might easily have seized upon the whole kingdom of Sy…

Ver. 12 And when he has taken away the multitude That is, when Ptolemy king of Egypt had defeated the large army of Antio…

The angel shows Daniel the succession of the Persian and Grecian empires. The kings of Egypt and Syria are mentioned; Judea was between their domin…