Daniel 11:5 meaning and explanation
The king of the South will grow strong, but one of his commanders will grow even stronger and will rule his own kingdom with great authority.
Daniel 11:5, Berean Standard Bible
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The speaker is the angelic figure who has been revealing the future to Daniel, continuing a long prophecy of conflicts between two dynasties. The king of the South is the Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt; his commander is Seleucus, who gained control of a vast territory and founded the Seleucid kingdom to the north.
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