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Euergetes

Daniel 11:7-9 (JDV)

Daniel 11:7 In the place of the king of the South, a branch from her root will rise up, come against the army, and enter the fortress of the king of the North. He will take action against them and strengthen himself.
Daniel 11:8 He will take even their gods captive to Egypt, with their metal images and their precious articles of silver and gold. For some years he will stay away from the king of the North,
Daniel 11:9 who will enter the domain of the king of the South but then return to his own land.

Euergetes

Ptolemy III invaded Antioch and took some Syrian idols, along with Egyptian idols that had been taken by Camyses in 524 B.C. He returned those idols to Egypt, thereby earning the title Euergetes (Benefactor). If the Egyptians only knew the bondage they were under by following those false gods, they would have refused the gift. They should have said that he could keep those worthless “gods.”