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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel 11:11

‘And the king of the south will be filled with fury, and will come out and fight with him, even with the king of the north, and he will set forth (‘raise') a great multitude, and the multitude will be given into his hand.'

Angry at what had happened and in an attempt to recapture his lost territory to the north, Ptolemy IV Philopator raised a large army of infantry, cavalry and elephants, and attacked Antiochus III on the southern borders of Israel, specifically at Raphia in 217 BC on the coast road to Egypt. Initially he was successful. Antiochus was soundly defeated, and ‘the multitude was given into his hand'.

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See also Daniel 11:11 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Daniel 11:11. _THE KING OF THE SOUTH_] Ptolemy Philopater, who succeeded his father _Euergetes_. _SHALL COME FORTH AND FIGHT WITH HIM_] He did come forth to Raphia, where he was met by Antiochu...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    AND THE KING OF THE SOUTH SHALL BE MOVED WITH CHOLER - With anger. That is, that his provinces were invaded, and his strongholds taken - referring particularly to the invasion of Syria and Palestine a...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

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  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    THE KING OF THE SOUTH. The second, Ptolemy III. CHOLER. See note on Daniel 8:7. HE: i.e. the king of the north, Antiochus III. GIVEN. delivered. HIS HAND: i.e. Ptolemy's hand....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

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  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

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  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

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  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    AND THE KING OF THE SOUTH SHALL BE MOVED, &C.— The _king of the south,_ at that time, was Ptolemy Philopater, who succeeded his father Euergetes: he was, no doubt, _moved with choler_ for the losses t...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וְ יִתְמַרְמַר֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ הַ נֶּ֔גֶב וְ יָצָ֕א

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    SECOND SECTION (Daniel 11:10) Events from the death of Ptolemy Euergetes (B.C. 247) to the death of Antiochus III (the Great, B.C. 175). In the following verses, as Behrmann observes, there is a so...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

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  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

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  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    If my Reader be more curious to make search into hidden things, than to turn over again and again those which the Lord hath revealed; I fear that he will not be pleased with the shortness I purpose to...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

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  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND THE KING OF THE SOUTH SHALL BE MOVED WITH CHOLER,.... This is Ptolemy Philopator, who succeeded Ptolemy Euergetes in the kingdom of Egypt; so called ironically, because of his murder of his father...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    _And the king of the south shall be moved with choler, and shall come forth and fight with him, [even] with the king of the north: and he shall set forth a great multitude; but the multitude shall be...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

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  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

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  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

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  • Summarized Bible Commentary

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  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    DANIEL—NOTE ON DANIEL 11:11 Ptolemy IV Philopator (reigned 221–204 B.C., KING OF THE SOUTH) responded quickly to Antiochus III’s advances. Antiochus III was defeated at Raphia. Antiochus III’s losses...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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  • The Pulpit Commentaries

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  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

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  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Kings 20:13; 1 Kings 20:28; Daniel 11:10; Daniel 11:44; Daniel 11:5

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    His hand — Into the hand of Ptolemy....

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