Daniel 11:23

And after the league made with him,.... The prince of the covenant; either Demetrius his nephew, or Ptolemy Philometor king of Egypt, with whom a league was made in the lifetime of Cleopatra, the…

And after the league made with him - A treaty of peace and concord. The great subject of contention between the kings of Syria and Egypt was the possession of Coelo-Syria and Palestine. This they…

He shall come up - From Rome, where he had been a hostage for the payment of the tax laid on his father.

Shall become strong with a small people - At first he had but few to espouse his cause when he…

All this is a prophecy of the reign of Antiochus Epiphanes, the little horn spoken of before (Dan 8:9) a sworn enemy to the Jewish religion, and a bitter persecutor of those that adhered to it. What…

And from the time when he (or any) joins himself unto himviz. in a league (2 Ch. 30:35, 37; cf. above, Dan 11:11) he shall work deceit] he will immediately scheme to overreach his ally. The reference…