“And shall also carry captives into Egypt their gods, with their princes, and with their precious vessels of silver and of gold; and he shall continue more years than the king of the north.”
He will also carry off to Egypt their gods with their precious vessels of silver and gold, and for some years he will refrain from attacking the king of the north—describing Ptolemy III's plundering of Seleucid temples and subsequent temporary cessation of aggression, illustrating how religious desecration accompanies military conflict. The seizure of gods and vessels represents ultimate humiliation and appropriation of divine authority. The temporary peace sets up the subsequent renewal of conflict.
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