Discovery BoxDaniel 11:7 
Context11:7 “There will arise in his 1 place one from her family line 2 who will come against their army and will enter the stronghold of the king of the north and will move against them successfully. 3
Daniel 11:20-21
Context11:20 There will arise after him 4 one 5 who will send out an exactor 6 of tribute to enhance the splendor of the kingdom, but after a few days he will be destroyed, 7 though not in anger or battle.
11:21 “Then there will arise in his place a despicable person 8 to whom the royal honor has not been rightfully conferred. He will come on the scene in a time of prosperity and will seize the kingdom through deceit.
Daniel 11:38
Context11:38 What he will honor is a god of fortresses – a god his fathers did not acknowledge he will honor with gold, silver, valuable stones, and treasured commodities.
1 sn The reference is to the king of Egypt.
2 tn Heb “the stock of her roots.”
sn The reference to one from her family line is probably to Berenice’s brother, Ptolemy III Euergetes (ca. 246-221
3 tn Heb “will deal with them and prevail.”
4 tn Heb “on his place.”
5 sn The one who will send out an exactor of tribute was Seleucus IV Philopator (ca. 187-176
6 sn Perhaps this exactor of tribute was Heliodorus (cf. 2 Maccabees 3).
7 tn Heb “broken” or “shattered.”
8 sn This despicable person to whom the royal honor has not been rightfully conferred is Antiochus IV Epiphanes (ca. 175-164
