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He will take the metal statues of their gods. He will also take away their priceless objects of silver and gold. He will carry everything off to Egypt. For many years he will leave the king of Syria alone. Then the king of Syria will march into territory that was controlled by Egypt. After that, he will return to his own country. 10 His sons will prepare for war. They will gather a huge army. It will sweep along like a mighty flood. The army will fight its way as far as one of the Egyptian forts.

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And he shall also carry their gods captive to Egypt, with their [a]princes and their precious articles of silver and gold; and he shall continue more years than the king of the North.

“Also the king of the North shall come to the kingdom of the king of the South, but shall return to his own land. 10 However his sons shall stir up strife, and assemble a multitude of great forces; and one shall certainly come (A)and overwhelm and pass through; then he shall return (B)to his fortress and stir up strife.

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He shall also carry off to Egypt their gods with their metal images and their precious (A)vessels of silver and gold, and for some years he shall refrain from attacking the king of the north. Then the latter shall come into the realm of the king of the south but shall return to his own land.

10 “His sons shall wage war and assemble a multitude of great forces, which shall keep coming (B)and overflow and pass through, and again shall carry the war as far as his (C)fortress.

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