⁹ Next, ·the king of the North [^Lhe] will ·attack [^Lcome against] the king of the South, but he will ·be beaten back [return] to his own ·country [land; ^Cthe battles between the Seleucids and the Ptolemies would continue].

¹⁰ “His [^Cthe king of the North] sons [^CSeleucus III and Antiochus III the Great] will prepare for war. They will get a large ·army [multitude; horde] together that will move through the land, like a flood [^Cpowerfully and quickly]. Later, that army will come back and fight all the way to the ·strong, walled city [fortress; ^Cof the king of the South, Ptolemy IV; the fortress may refer to Gaza]. ¹¹ Then the king of the South will become very angry and will march out to fight against the king of the North [^Cthe battle of Raphia between Ptolemy IV and Antiochus III in 217 bc]. The king of the North will ·have [raise] a large ·army [multitude; horde], but he will ·lose the battle [^Lbe delivered into his hand],