Daniel 11:10-11
Context11:10 His sons 1 will wage war, mustering a large army which will advance like an overflowing river and carrying the battle all the way to the enemy’s 2 fortress. 3
11:11 “Then the king of the south 4 will be enraged and will march out to fight against the king of the north, who will also muster a large army, but that army will be delivered into his hand.
[11:10] 1 sn The sons of Seleucus II Callinicus were Seleucus III Ceraunus (ca. 227-223
[11:10] 2 tn Heb “his”; the referent (the enemy of the king of the north) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[11:10] 3 tn Heb “and he will certainly come and overflow and cross over and return and be aroused unto a fortress.” The translation has attempted to simplify the syntax of this difficult sequence.
[11:11] 4 sn This king of the south refers to Ptolemy IV Philopator (ca. 221-204