years] About seventy after Alexanders death. they] The Lagidae and the Seleucidae. shall joyn themselves] Heb. shall associate themselves. The King of Asia, Antiochus Soter, the sonne of Seleucus, (who dealt in no speciall sort against the Jews: and therefore is omitted in Gabriels speech, as a horn against Judah) and the King of Egypt Ptolomie Lagus, shall joyn together in amitie: and their sonnes Ptolomeus Philadelphus, and Antiochus Theos by marriages: according to the prophecie, Chap. 2. 43. thinking by this affinitie that Syria and Egypt should have a continuall peace together. the kings daughter] Namely, Bernice the daughter of Ptolomeus Philadelphus the third horn, married to Antiochus Theos, who for the love of her did put away Laodice his lawfull wife. to make an agreement] Heb. rights. To keep the peace, and to end all differences, by reason of which they were ready to go to warre. she shall not retain] This marriage shall not hinder them from coming shortly to open warre. neither shall he stand] Antiochus Theos, the fourth horne, shall soon after that be poysoned, and the forces of his kingdome shall be overthrown by divers sinister accidents, which shall be set down hereafter. but she shall be given up] Namely, Bernice, and her sonne, and all her partners, and her followers, shall be constrained to yeeld to the mercy of Seleucus Callinicus, the sonne of Theos and Laodice: who shall put them all to death by the instigation of his mother. he that begat her] Or, whom she brought forth. Namely, Ptolomie Philadelphus the King of Egypt, who died soon after. be that strengthened her] Th States of Asia. Just. hist. 27.