THEOSISJerome of Stridon
His strength and heart will be stirred as he assembles a vast army against the king of the south. The king of the south will be summoned to battle with numerous and incredibly strong reinforcements; yet they will falter because they will turn their schemes against him. Those who share bread with him will bring about his destruction, and his forces will suffer defeat with many casualties. Porphyry elaborates on this in relation to Antiochus, who marched against Ptolemy, the son of his sister, with a significant army.
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Likewise, the king of the south, referring to Ptolemy’s leaders, engaged in combat with a multitude of strong reinforcements, yet they could not withstand the treacherous tactics of Antiochus, who feigned peace with his sister’s son, dined with him, and subsequently took control of Egypt. In a similar vein, our interpretation correlates these events with the Antichrist, who will arise from the Jewish nation, emerging from Babylon, and will first conquer the king of Egypt, representing one of the three horns previously mentioned.