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their_o precious_a vessel_n of_o silver_n and_o of_o gold_n and_o he_o shall_v continue_v more_o year_n than_o the_o king_n of_o the_o north._n ver._n 8._o ptolemy_n hear_v of_o mutiny_n at_o home_n leave_v his_o conquest_n of_o syria_n and_o return_v with_o his_o great_a booty_n of_o 2500_o captivate_v idol_n but_o callinicus_n die_v of_o a_o fall_n from_o his_o horse_n the_o refore_o say_v not_o to_o continue_v long_o and_o his_o brother_n hierax_n after_o civil_a broil_n be_v slay_v by_o a_o troop_n of_o robber_n so_o end_v both_o those_o murderer_n ver._n 9_o so_o the_o king_n of_o the_o south_n shall_v come_v into_o his_o kingdom_n and_o shall_v return_v into_o his_o own_o land_n ver._n 9_o energetes_n upon_o his_o return_n home_o to_o egypt_n repress_v the_o commotion_n and_o so_o return_v as_o be_v say_v unto_o his_o kingdom_n ver._n 10._o but_o his_o son_n shall_v be_v stir_v up_o and_o shall_v assemble_v a_o multitude_n of_o great_a force_n and_o one_o shall_v certain_o come_v and_o overflow_v and_o pass_v through_o then_o shall_v he_o return_v and_o be_v stir_v up_o even_o to_o his_o fortress_n ver._n 10._o the_o two_o son_n of_o callinicus_n to_o wit_n seleuchus_n serannus_n and_o antiochus_n megas_n can_v not_o endure_v that_o ptolemy_n philopator_n that_o kill_v his_o father_n energetes_n shall_v possess_v any_o part_n of_o syria_n under_o their_o nose_n muster_v up_o what_o power_n they_o can_v but_o cerannus_n be_v poison_v antiochus_n war_v with_o ptolemy_n captain_n who_o overcome_v attalus_n and_o draw_v theodolus_fw-la to_o resign_v syria_n unto_o antiochus_n and_o to_o help_v he_o against_o his_o own_o master_n ptolemy_n so_o he_o overflow_v syria_n and_o set_v upon_o philopator_n strong_a hold_v of_o egypt_n ver._n 11._o and_o the_o king_n of_o the_o south_n shall_v be_v move_v with_o choler_n and_o shall_v come_v forth_o and_o fight_v with_o he_o even_o with_o the_o king_n of_o the_o north_n and_o he_o shall_v set_v forth_o a_o great_a 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