²³ And from the time that an alliance is made with him he shall act deceitfully, and he shall become strong with a small people. ^24 (A)Without warning he shall come into ^(B)the richest parts^[a] of the province, and he shall do what neither his fathers nor his fathers' fathers have done, scattering among them plunder, spoil, and goods. He shall devise plans against strongholds, but only for a time. ²⁵ And he shall stir up his power and his heart against ^(C)the king of the south with a great army. And the king of the south shall wage war with an exceedingly great and mighty army, but he shall not stand, for plots shall be devised against him.