Matthew Poole and continuators on Daniel 11:5

5 And the king of the south shall be strong, and one of his princes , and he shall be strong above him, and have dominion: his dominion shall be a great dominion .

This King was Ptolomy the son of Lagus, the first King of Egypt after Alexander, who is brought in, because he took Ierusalem by Treachery, for the Angel minds only those Persons, and things, which related to the Iewes, passing over many things that pertained not to them.

His Riches by Land and Sea, and his Territory besides Egypt, that Theocritus takes notice of it in Idvllio, what this first Ptolomeus the father of Ptolomeus Philadelphus added, viz. Cyprus, Phaenicia with many other Countreys to Egypt, and left all to his son with an incredible Treasure and an invincible Army. One of his Princes, i. e. either one of these Ptolomies, or Antioch[illegible: 2 letters], or Nicanor, or Sele[illegible: 1 letter] cus Nicanor; so called for his great Victories, who overcame Demetrius, and added Asia to his Empire; he overcame the King of Thrace, and a King of Iudia, and built many Cities: And Iudaea lying in the midst of them, was much afflicted by him, and his Antagonists and Allies.