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21 [a]“There shall arise in his place a despicable person, to whom the royal insignia shall not be given. He shall enter by stealth and seize the kingdom by fraud. 22 Armed forces shall be completely overwhelmed by him and crushed, even the prince of the covenant.[b] 23 After making alliances, he shall treacherously rise to power with only a few supporters.

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Footnotes

  1. 11:21 Here begins the career of Antiochus IV Epiphanes.
  2. 11:22 The prince of the covenant: the high priest Onias III, who was murdered.