Daniel 8:22-24

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²²Regarding the shattered horn and the ^[a]four others that arose in its place, four kingdoms will rise from his (Alexander’s) nation, although not with his power and heritage.

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“At the latter period of their reign,
When the transgressors have finished,
A ^[b]king will arise
Insolent and skilled in intrigue and cunning.
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“His power will be mighty, but not by his own power;
And he will corrupt and destroy in an astonishing manner
And [he will] prosper and do exactly as he wills;
He shall corrupt and destroy mighty men and the holy people.^(A)

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Footnotes

Daniel 8:22 The four generals who divided the empire established by Alexander were: Seleucus (the north—Syria, Israel, Mesopotamia); Ptolemy (the south—Egypt, parts of Asia Minor); Lysimachus (the east—Thrace, parts of Asia Minor); and Cassander (the west—Greece, Macedonia).
Daniel 8:23 Antiochus IV Epiphanes acquired the throne of Seleucia by murdering his brother, the rightful heir.