Daniel 11:25

courage lit. heart: cf. Joshua 2:11; Amos 2:16; Psalms 76:5.

the king of the south Ptolemy Philometor.

shall be stirred up shall stir himself up(Daniel 11:10).

a great army … a very great and mighty army We have no independent evidence as to the relative size of the armies of Antiochus and Philometor. There is however no reason to suppose that the author would not represent correctly what had taken place only two or three years before he wrote.

but he shall not stand, for they shall devise devices against him In spite of his superior army, Philometor could not maintain the contest, owing to the treachery of his adherents. We cannot say more particularly what is referred to: it is possible that the fortress of Pelusium, and Philometor himself, both fell into Antiochus" hands by treachery.