the king of the South] Namely, Ptolomy Philopater, the seventh horne.
with the king of the North] With Antiochus the great.
the multitude shall be given into his hand] That great Army shall be discomfited by Philopater. Polybius reckoneth the number of souldiers on both sides, also all the fighting; wher at the last, beyond all hope, Philopater hath a great victory, and such an hand over Antiochus, that if he could have pursued with courage, he might have spoiled him of his kingdom.