arms of a floud] That is, the power of Egypt, for the most part yeerly overflowne by the River Nilus, whence proceeds the great fruitfulnesse and strength of it, shall be suddenly assaulted and overrunne by him. prince of the covenant] Seleucus Philopater, who sent his sonne Demetrius to redeeme from Rome Epimanes; by whose means he was poysoned: and his sonne defeated. Others, by prince of the covenant, understand it of God, Daniel 8:11. 25. who is the Prince of his people, and joyned to them by his holy Covenant. And so in this verse is summarily comprehended Antiochus his two greatest enterprises: namely, upon Egypt, and Judea: both which are afterwards more particularly specified.