Daniel 8:8
<03966> [waxed.]
strong <06105> [when.]
large <01419> [the great.]
four .......... four <0702> [toward.]
Daniel 8:22
broken <07665> [being broken.]
After Alexander's death, in the prime of life and in the height of his conquests, his brother and two sons were all murdered; and the kingdom was divided among four of his generals. 1. Seleucus, who had Syria and Babylon; 2. Lysimachus, who had Asia Minor; 3. Ptolemy, who had Egypt; and, 4. Cassander, who had Greece, etc.
four ..... four <0702> [whereas.]
Daniel 11:4-20
rise to power <05975> [he shall stand.]
distributed <02673> [and shall be.]
uprooted <05428> [be plucked.]
king <04428> [the king.]
Ptolemy Lagus, king of Egypt, Cyrene, etc.
subordinates <08269> [and one.]
strong <02388> [he shall.]
Seleucus Nicator, who had Syria, etc., to which he added Macedonia and Thrace.
After <07093> [the end.]
alliance <02266> [join themselves. Heb. associate themselves. for the king's.]
After many wars between Ptolemy Philadelphus, king of Egypt, and Antiochus Theos, king of Syria, they agreed to make peace, on condition that the latter should put away his wife Laodice, and her sons, and marry Berenice, Ptolemy's daughter.
king ......... king <04428> [king.]
agreement <04339> [an agreement. Heb. rights. retain.]
<05414> [she shall be.]
Antiochus recalled Laodice, who, fearing another change, caused him to be poisoned, and Berenice and her son to be murdered, and set her son Callinicus on the throne.
child <03205 02388> [he that begat her. or, whom she brought forth. he that strengthened.]
Her father Ptolemy, who died a few years before.
one <05342> [out of.]
arise <05975> [one stand.]
Ptolemy Euergetes, who, to avenge his sister's death, marched with a great army against Callinicus, took all Asia from mount Taurus to India, and returned to Egypt with an immense booty.
place <03653> [in his estate. or, in his place, or office.]
successfully <02388> [and shall prevail.]
gods <0430> [their gods.]
prized utensils <03627 02532> [their precious vessels. Heb. vessels of their desire.]
withdraw <05975> [he shall continue.]
Callinicus died an exile, and Euergetes survived him four or five years.
sons <01121> [his sons.]
Seleucus Ceraunus and Antiochus the Great, sons of Callinicus. But the former being poisoned, the latter was proclaimed king, retook Seleucia and Syria, and then, after a truce, returned and overcame the Egyptian forces.
wage <01624> [be stirred up. or, war. overflow.]
wage .................. all the way <07725 01624> [then shall he return, and be stirred up. or, then shall he be stirred up again. to his.]
king .... south ............. king <05045 04428> [the king of the south.]
enraged <04843> [moved.]
army .... army <01995> [the multitude.]
arrogant <03824> [his heart.]
king <04428> [the king.]
end .... years <07093 06256 08141> [after certain years. Heb. at the end of times, even years.]
people <05971 01121> [robbers of thy people. Heb. children of robbers. exalt.]
build <08210> [cast up.]
well-fortified city <05892 04013> [most fenced cities. Heb. city of munitions.]
After fourteen years, Ptolemy Philopater having been succeeded by Ptolemy Epiphanes, then a minor, Antiochus raised a greater army than before, and having defeated his best troops under Scopas, recovered possession of Caelo-Syria and Palestine, with all their fortified cities.
prevail ............. prevail <05975> [shall not.]
finest contingents <05971 04005> [his chosen people. Heb. the people of his choices.]
do <06213> [shall do.]
beautiful land <0776 06643> [glorious land. or, goodly land.]
[Heb. land of ornament.]
intention <07760> [He shall also.]
Being assisted by the Jews, he purposed to subdue Egypt; but, entering into treaty with Ptolemy, he gave him his daughter Cleopatra in marriage, thinking to engage her to betray the interests of her husband; but in which he was deceived
intention <07760> [set.]
alliances <03477> [upright ones. or, much uprightness, or, equal conditions. corrupting. Heb. to corrupt. neither.]
<07760> [he turn.]
He subdued most of the maritime places and isles of the Mediterranean; but, being driven from Europe by the Roman consuls, he took refuge in Antioch; and, in order to raise the tribute they impressed upon him, he attempted to rob the temple of Elyma‹s, and was there slain.
coastal <0339> [the isles.]
shameful ............... shameful <02781> [for his own behalf. Heb. for him. the reproach. Heb. his reproach. he shall cause.]
stumble <03782> [but.]
From the preceding verses in this chapter let us learn, 1. That God, in his providence, sets up one and pulls down another, as he pleases. 2. That this world is full of wars and fightings, which result from the indulgence of the lusts of men. 3. That all the changes and revolutions of states were plainly and perfectly foreseen by the God of heaven. 4. That no word of God can fall to the ground, but what he has declared shall infallibly come to pass. For the elucidation of the historical parts of Scripture, it is advantageous to notice the writings of heathen authors: light is thus thrown on many passages of Holy Writ, by shewing the accomplishment of the prophecies therein contained, or customs elucidated, which, in the course of years, or in our more northern latitude, would be to us inexplicable. We have therefore reason to bless God for human learning, by which many have done great service to the readers of His blessed word.
<03653> [estate. or, place.]
<05674 05065> [a raiser of taxes in the. Heb. one that causeth an exactor to pass over the, etc.]
Seleucus Philopater, who levied on his subjects the tribute imposed on his father, and was poisoned by his treasurer Heliodorus.
anger <0639> [anger. Heb. angers.]
