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The king of the south shall be moved with anger, and shall come forth and fight with him, even with the king of the north; and he shall set forth a great multitude, and the multitude shall be given into his hand.
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A Precise Prophecy Fulfilled
Commentators are in remarkable agreement that this verse specifically prophesies the Battle of Raphia in 217 BC. They identify the 'king of the south' as Egypt's Ptolemy IV Philopator and the 'king of the north' as Syria's Antiochus III the Great. The prophecy accurately predicted that Antiochus's large army ('the multitude') would be defeated by Ptolemy, showcasing the stunning historical precision of Scripture.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And the king of the south shall be moved with choler - With anger. This means that his provinces were invaded and his strongholds t…
19th Century
Anglican
And the king. — The ambiguity of this verse is very great. The pronoun “He” may refer to either king; consequently, while…
16th Century
Protestant
Here the angel passes to the third war, namely, that which the son of Callinicus stirred up against Ptolemy Philopator. After the death of Euergete…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the king of the south shall be moved with choler This is Ptolemy Philopator, who succeeded Ptolemy Euergetes in the k…
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…
