22. Armies will be utterly swept away from before him and will be broken, as well as the leader of the covenant.
23. After an alliance is made with him, he will act deceitfully; he will rise to power with a small force.
24. Without warning, he will invade the richest province and accomplish what his fathers or predecessors were unable to do. He will lavish on them plunder, loot and spoils. He will plot the overthrow of strongholds, though only for a while.
25. “He will summon his strength and courage against the king of the south with a great army. The king of the south will wage war with a very large and mighty army, but he will not succeed because of plots devised against him.
26. Those who eat his delicacies will destroy him, and his army will be swept away; many will be slain in battle.
27. These two kings, with their hearts bent on evil, will sit at the same table and speak lies, but to no avail, for the end will still come at the appointed time.
28. The king of the north will return to his own land with great wealth, but his heart will be set against the holy covenant. He will take action and then return to his own land.
29. “At the appointed time he will invade the south again, only this time the outcome will not be as before.