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19 He shall turn to the strongholds of his own land, but shall stumble and fall, to be found no more. 20 [a]In his stead one shall arise who will send a collector of tribute through the glorious kingdom, but he shall soon be destroyed, though not in conflict or in battle.

21 [b]“There shall arise in his place a despicable person, to whom the royal insignia shall not be given. He shall enter by stealth and seize the kingdom by fraud.

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Footnotes

  1. 11:20 Seleucus IV, who sent Heliodorus to Jerusalem (cf. 2 Mc 3).
  2. 11:21 Here begins the career of Antiochus IV Epiphanes.