the king: Ptolemy Lagus, king of Egypt, Cyrene, etc. Daniel 11:8-9, Daniel 11:11, Daniel 11:14, Daniel 11:25, Daniel 11:40
and one: Daniel 11:3-4
he shall: Seleucus Nicator, who had Syria, etc., to which he added Macedonia and Thrace.
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Daniel 11:5
Daniel 11:5
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