Matthew Poole and continuators on Daniel 11:18

18 After this shall he turn his face unto the isles, and shall take many : but a prince for his own behalf shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease ; without his own reproach he shall cause it to turn upon him.

i. e. The Isles, and Sea-coasts of that part of the Mediterranean and Aegean Sea, as Cyprus, Rhodes, &c. also Asia the less with the Grecian coasts, for the Hebrews call Countreys bordering on the Sea, Isles; particularly Greece and Italy. The meaning is that this Antiochus craftily desisted for a time from his enterprize against Egypt, for fear of the Romans, and dissembling with them both, presumed he should outwit them all, and therefore perswaded as many of the Greeks as he could, to take part with him against the Romans, slighting and reviling them.

i. e. A brave Roman Embassador, and Commanders sent by the Roman Senate, viz. Atilius, and chiefly Scipio, beat Antiochus at his own weapons of power and policy, and turned the reproach upon his own head; for they fell upon him, because Ptolomy required help of them, who was besieged by Antiochus; they raised the siege, and recovered all that he had gotten from them; for the Romans were dexterous in protecting their Allies, and in retorting indignities and affronts offer'd them by incroachers and oppressours.

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