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So the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mound, and take a well-fortified city: and the forces of the south shall not stand, neither his chosen people, neither shall there be any strength to stand.
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A Precisely Fulfilled Prophecy
Commentators are in remarkable agreement that this verse was precisely fulfilled around 198 BC. The 'king of the north' was Antiochus the Great of Syria, who decisively defeated the Egyptian army. He then besieged and captured the well-fortified city of Sidon, where the Egyptian general Scopas had taken refuge.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
So the king of the north — Antiochus the Great.
Shall come — He shall come again into these provinces. This occurred after…
19th Century
Anglican
The king of the north.— This prince attacks the fortress of his rival, who is unable to resist him. Here it is supposed that the a…
16th Century
Protestant
The angel follows up with the same sentiment. He says that when Antiochus the Great will burst forth, there will be no valor in the Egyptians to re…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
So the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mount, and take the most fenced cities<…
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…
