Whom he shall acknowledge, etc.] RV 'Whosoever acknowledgeth him he will increase.' Gain] RV 'a price.' Offices were disposed of for bribery.
40-43. A final Egyptian campaign of Antiochus. He invades Egypt with a great army and navy. Palestine is overrun and many countries are overthrown, but Edom, Moab, and Ammon escape. The treasures of Egypt are seized, and the conquest extends westwards to Libya and southwards to Ethiopia. Nothing is known of this expedition from contemporary historians.