So the king of the south shall come into his kingdom, and shall return into his own land.
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Gill's Exposition
So the king of the south shall come into his kingdom,.... Into his own kingdom, the kingdom of Egypt; or into the kingdom of Syria, the kingdom of Seleucus, and conquer great part of it, and ravage…
Barnes' Notes
So the king of the south shall come into his kingdom - That is, into the kingdom of the north, or the kingdom of Syria. This verse seems to be a summary of what had been said about his invading Syria.…
Adam Clarke
So the king of the south - Ptolemy Euergetes: -
Shall come into his kingdom - That of Seleucus Callinicus.
And shall return - Having heard that a sedition had taken place in Egypt, Ptolemy Euergetes…
Here are foretold,
I. The rise and power of two great kingdoms out of the remains of Alexander's conquests, Dan 11:5. 1. The kingdom of Egypt, which was made considerable by Ptolemaeus Lagus, one of…
Cambridge Bible
And he shall come into the kingdom of the king of the south, but he shall, &c. After two years Seleucus Callinicus succeeded in re-establishing his power in Asia (b.c. 242); but proceeding to march…