Daniel 11:21-23

DANIEL—NOTE ON Daniel 11:21 In his place shall arise a contemptible person. Antiochus IV Epiphanes (reigned 175–164 B.C.) is the “little horn” of ch. Daniel 8:1. He took the name Antiochus “Epiphanes,” but others called him “Epimanes” (“madman”). Seleucus IV Philopater’s son, Demetrius I Soter, was the rightful heir to the throne. He was imprisoned in Rome, so Antiochus IV Epiphanes took the throne, even though royal majesty had not been given to him. He paid off important people for supporting him (obtain the kingdom by flatteries). Ptolemy VI Philometer (reigned 181–145 B.C.) of Egypt came against Antiochus IV but was defeated and held as a hostage. Later Ptolemy VI (the prince of the covenant) made an alliance with Antiochus IV to regain his throne because his brother (Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II Physcon) had taken it while he was imprisoned in Syria. This worked, and he received his throne back. Later he broke this covenant and joined with his brother Ptolemy VIII to force Antiochus IV out of Pelusium, one of Egypt’s fortress cities.