Daniel 11:5

DANIEL—NOTE ON Daniel 11:5 Ptolemy I Soter (323–285 B.C., king of the south) was a very capable general under Alexander. He became ruler of Egypt. About the same time, Seleucus I Nicator (king of the north) started out as a lesser general under Alexander and was given Babylon to rule. One of the other generals, Antigonus I Monophthalmus, took over Babylon and caused Seleucus to flee (c. 316 B.C.) to Ptolemy I Soter in Egypt to serve under him. Thus for a short time Seleucus I became one of his princes. Then Antigonus was defeated at Gaza in 312 B.C., and Seleucus returned to Babylon to retake his former authority. He increased significantly in power and took over the areas of Babylon, Syria, and Media, so that he was stronger than Ptolemy I Soter.