Egypt, and left all to his Son Prolomeus Philadelpbus with an incredible One of bu Princes, i, e, either one
Treaſure and an invincible Army. | of theſe Profomies,cr Antiochus,or Nicanor,or Seleucus Nicanor,ſo called
for his great Viftories. who overcame Demetrius, and added Aſia to his Empire ; he overcame the King of Thrace, and a King of India,
and built many Cities: And Fudea lying in the midft of them, was much atHidted by him, and his Antagoniſts and Allies.
+Heb.ſhaz 6 And in the end of years they p - ſhall join themſelves
} Soter,
rule with great Dominion , and do according to his
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the firſt Peace was conluded hetween Ptolomy Tapus and Antioch;
tinued not in Favour Ynd Authority.
dences relating to his Church and their Enemies-
7 But out of a branch of her roots ſhall ove ſtand yp jn his eſtate x, which ſhall come with an Army, and ſhalt enter into the fortreſs of the King of the North y, anq
ſhall deal againſt them, and ſhall prevail -
her, whoſe Treachery was hereby repaid.
the King of the North a.
the Benefator. leucus his Kingdom, had he not been recalled.
and ſhall return into his own land b.
or danger.
and be ſtirred up even to his fortrels e.
called Philopater ironically and reproachfully.
11: And the King of the South ſhall be moved with choler f, and ſhall. come forth and fight with him, wn with the King of the North : and he ſhall ſet forth 1 great multitude, but the multitude ſhall be given into bs
hand,
F Inraged by his Lofles, and the Affrents put upon him, fought with Antiocbus, and flew 10000 of his Army, and took 4.000 Priſoner.
' So Hiſtorians relate of it, Polybius and Strabo,
12 And when he hath taken away the multitude, his heart ſhall be lifted up z, and he ſhall caſt dont many ten thouſands ; but he ſhall not be ſtrengthened)
it.
g He might. have conquer'd and recover'd all again, but he gi roud of his Viftory, and returned again to his Luxury, Enterit Fudea, he entred into the Temple of God at Feruſalem, and the hd Place againſt the Law z yet cho be caff down many thouſands, he was
ſtrengibned by it.
with much Riches.
b Antiochus the great ſhall raiſe great forces, even from Boo as Metz; Philopater being dead, and Prolomeus Epiphanes his >00 a Child, under whom gathocles a difſolute proud perion Fred 0f 4
governed Egypt as his. Viceroy.
they ſhall fall.
7 i, e. Many of the Grecians , Arabians, Edomites ,
Chay. Y
-c, and for! & eſt i
add, many of the protage Apoſtate' Fews ſhall joyn with tne!
plunder and ſpoil, whereby they fulfill what was foretold of tbe"
Mojecs and the Prophets.
15 So the King of the North ſhall come &, ans , up a mount, and take - the moſt fenced Cities, ®
2. The other ( which is here meant ) was between Prolomy Philadelpbus and Antiochus Theos the Son of Soter, So Funius and Pg. Imus, r Bernice ſhall come from Fg ypt an1 marry with Antiochus 7heus who was the Son of Artiochus Soter, and Nephew to. Seleucus Nicanor, for her Father brought her to Peluftum with an infinite Sum of Gojq and Silver for her Dowry. Here was nothing fincere on Either tide, for each gaped after the other's Kingdom, and covered all with a League and a Marriage ; for Azriochus put away his lawful Wife Ly. dice, by whom he had two Children, that he might take her Siſter tg Wife. Thus ſacred Wedlock and Leagues were violated. s She con. t For Antiocbus now Bernice and took Laodice again,for ſhe made away Anttochus and ſet up her Son Seleucus Callinicus in his ftead, who flew Bernice; From hence many cruel Wars and Tragedies arole between thoſe twy Kings. « See here the miſerable Fates of wicked Princes and Cyy where their ſinful Politicks moſt commonly end in their Ruine ; ſo it did to theſe two Families, which thing God by his Angel inftrygs Danidl in, to inform and ſatisfy him about theſe wonderful Proyj.
put away by Poiſon,
its, for
x #, e,- Of Bernice ſhall come Ptolomeus Euergetes, who ſhall be Kin F and revenge the Wrong done to his Siſter. y For he invaded Sr; and took many ftrong Holds, with a great part of Syria z and he ſhalt prevail, i, e, (hall be Conqueror, and deftroy Calinicus with his py
8 And ſhall alſo carry Captives into Egypt their gods, with their Princes and with + their precious Veſſels of i Silver and of Gold z, and he ſhall continue moe years tha
z Which with other Veſſels amounted to 2500, among which were the Images which Camby/es long before had carried out of £gyprintg Perſia,for which good Att the Egyptians called this Prolomeus, Euergey, 4 He continued 46 Years, and had ſubdued all 5.
9 So the King of the South ſhall come into his Kingdom,
b So he did with a Booty of 40000 Talents of Sitver, without fear
10 But his Sons || ſball be ſtirred up, and ſhall aſſemby! a multitude of great forces c : and one ſhall certainly cone and overflow, and paſs through &d : then ſhall he retur,
c He means the Sons of the King of the North, 7. e. Antiochus,and Seleucus Ceraunus, ſhall be incenſed with the Deeds of Prolomeus Eur. geres, and his 2on Prolomeus Philopater, d He means Antiochus the Great, becauſe the other, viz. Seleucus Ceraunus,is taken off by Poitn at the beginning z he ſhall paſs through Syria, and recover what the King of :gyps took from his Father, e 7. e. To Raphiaat the entering of Egypt, which was check to any Irruptions from Arabia or /dyn:y, beſides many other places. The cauſe of which Succeſs was part! the Egyprian Kings Luxury, and the Hatred his People had agai
him for his Cruelty in ſlaying his Father, Mother and Sifter. He wa
13 For the King of the North ſhall return, and ſhall forth a mwltirude greater than the former h, and ſhall! tainly come + after certain years with a great Army, i
14 And in tholſc times there ſhall many ſtand up? gainlt the King of the South z - alſo + the robbers of tl
reopte ſhall exalt themſelves to eſtabliſh the Vilion,
the arms of the South ſhall not withſtand, neither F i
choſen People , neither ſhall there be ary
aſſuciaxe together q ; for the Kings Daughter of the South ſhall -7- "__ come to the King of the North to make # an agreement r : -* * bur ſhe ſhall not retain the power of the arm s, neither ſhall he ſtand, nor his arm t ; bur ſhe ſhall be given up,and !| Or, they that brought her, and || he that begat her, and he whom ſhe that ſtrengthened her in theſe times u. brought p i. c. The Succeſſors of thoſe firft Kings of Egypt and Syria ſhall forth, join and make Leagues. q This Confederacy: was two leveral times ;
withſtand,
ſtreng [v
þ Ancio:
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