Daniel 11:18 meaning and explanation

Then he will turn his face to the coastlands and capture many of them. But a commander will put an end to his reproach and will turn it back upon him.

Daniel 11:18, Berean Standard Bible

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The speaker is the angelic figure interpreting Daniel's vision, describing the long struggle between the kings of the North and South, the Seleucid and Ptolemaic empires that followed Alexander. Here the king of the North, generally identified as Antiochus III, turns from Egypt toward the Mediterranean coastlands and takes many of them.

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