“But his sons shall be stirred up, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces: and one shall certainly come, and overflow, and pass through: then shall he return, and be stirred up, even to his fortress.”
His sons will wage war and assemble a multitude of great forces; one will advance and overflow and pass through, then turn back and wage war as far as his fortress—describing Seleucus III and Antiochus III (the Great) as continuing Seleucid military expansion, with Antiochus successfully expanding territory and threatening Egyptian control of Judea. The flood imagery emphasizes overwhelming military force and territorial conquest. This verse introduces Antiochus III, a more successful Seleucid ruler.
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