4. But at the height of his power his empire will break up and be divided into four parts. Kings not descended from him will rule in his place, but they will not have the power that he had.
5. “The king of Egypt will be strong. One of his generals, however, will be even stronger and rule a greater kingdom.
6. After a number of years the king of Egypt will make an alliance with the king of Syria and give him his daughter in marriage. But the alliance will not last, and she, her husband, her child, and the servants who went with her will all be killed.
7. Soon afterwards, one of her relatives will become king. He will attack the army of the king of Syria, enter their fortress, and defeat them.
8. He will carry back to Egypt the images of their gods and the articles of gold and silver dedicated to those gods. After several years of peace
9. the king of Syria will invade Egypt, but he will be forced to retreat.
10. “The sons of the king of Syria will prepare for war and gather a large army. One of them will sweep on like a flood and attack an enemy fortress.