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Also their gods, with their molten images, [and] with their goodly vessels of silver and of gold, shall he carry captive into Egypt; and he shall refrain some years from the king of the north.
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A Stunningly Precise Prophecy
Commentators confirm this prophecy was fulfilled in detail by the southern king, Ptolemy III Euergetes. He invaded Syria and carried away immense plunder, including thousands of idols and vast treasures of gold and silver. Ironically, he earned his title 'Euergetes' (Benefactor) by returning to Egypt idols that had been stolen by a previous Persian conqueror, an event specifically foreseen in this verse.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And shall also carry captives into Egypt their gods ... - That is, their idols. Jerome (in loc.) says that Ptolemy, on his…
19th Century
Anglican
He shall continue. —Apparently the meaning is (compare the use of the preposition in Daniel 11:31) “He shall stand on the…
16th Century
Protestant
The angel explains more fully what he had already stated briefly, namely, that Ptolemy would be the conqueror, and plunder all of Syria almost acco…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And shall also carry captive into Egypt their gods, with theirprinces Jerom relates, from the historians …
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…
