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Daniel 11:9

So the king of the south shall come into his kingdom, and shall return into his own land.
7

But out of a branch of her roots shall one stand up in his estate, which shall come with an army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall prevail:

8

And shall also carry captives into Egypt their gods, with their princes, and with their precious vessels of silver and of gold; and he shall continue more years than the king of the north.

9

So the king of the south shall come into his kingdom, and shall return into his own land.

10

But his sons shall be stirred up, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces: and one shall certainly come, and overflow, and pass through: then shall he return, and be stirred up, even to his fortress.

11

And the king of the south shall be moved with choler, and shall come forth and fight with him, even with the king of the north: and he shall set forth a great multitude; but the multitude shall be given into his hand.

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The "king of the south" in Daniel 11 is generally understood by historical-critical scholars to refer to the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt, and the "king of the north" to the Seleucid dynasty of Syria. The events described in Daniel 11 are widely believed to be a *vaticinium ex eventu* (a prophecy written after the event), detailing the historical conflicts between these two Hellenistic empires. Therefore, the "coming into his kingdom" and "returning into his own land" would refer to specific histo