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The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 11:4

And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside those. The LXX . rendering is, "And when he is risen up, his kingdom shall be broken, and divided to the four winds of heaven; not according to his might, nor according to his dominion which he ruled: because his kingdom shall be taken away, and he... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Daniel 11:3

And a mighty king shall stand up - So far as the language here is concerned, it is not said whether this would be in Persia, as a successor of the “fourth king” Daniel 11:2, or whether it would be in some other part of the world. The next verse, however, shows that the reference is to Alexander the Great - for to no other one is it applicable. There were several monarchs of Persia, indeed, that succeeded Xerxes before the kingdom was invaded and subdued by Alexander (see the notes at Daniel... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Daniel 11:4

And when he shall stand up - In the might and power of his kingdom. When his power shall be fully established. I understand this, with Rosenmuller and Havernick, as meaning, when he shall be at the height of his authority and power, then his kingdom would be broken up. The reference is, undoubtedly, to the sudden death of Alexander; and the sense is, that his empire would not “gradually” diminish and decay, but that some event would occur, the effect of which would be to rend it into four... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 11:3-4

Daniel 11:3-4. And a mighty king shall stand up, &c. Namely, from among the Grecians; that shall rule with great dominion This is evidently descriptive of Alexander the Great; of the rapidity and success of whose conquests: See on Daniel 7:6; Daniel 8:5-6. His success was indeed universal, none being able to put a stop to the progress of his victories. So great was his dominion, that he ruled not only over Greece and the whole Persian empire, but likewise added India to his conquests.... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Daniel 11:2-20

Kings from the north and the south (11:2-20)The messenger went on to describe to Daniel the conflicts involving Persia and Greece as they would affect the Jews. This account runs on unbroken through Chapters 11 and 12. The comments on these chapters below are designed to outline the history of the period and to show how events followed the pattern of the predictions given to Daniel.After the death of Cyrus, the states in the region of Greece steadily grew in power. (Although there was no... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Daniel 11:3

a mighty king . The he-goat's "little horn" (Daniel 8:9 ). do according to his will . See Daniel 8:4 . Compare verses: Daniel 11:16 , Daniel 11:36 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Daniel 11:4

broken . See Daniel 8:8 . divided . See Daniel 8:22 . winds . Hebrew. ruach. App-9 . not to his posterity . But to his generals. Compare "not in his power" (Daniel 8:22 ). others beside those: i.e. beside those four. See note on Daniel 8:22 . That there is a break between the past and the future is manifest from Daniel 10:14 , of which this chapter is the continuation. Those who take verses: Daniel 11:5-20 as belonging to the past do not agree as to the interpretation from history. We... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Daniel 11:3

Daniel 11:3. A mighty king shall stand up, &c.— Afterwards, &c. Houbigant. This is the character of Alexander. That he was a mighty king and conqueror, that he not only ruled with great dominion over Greece and the whole Persian empire, but likewise added India to his conquests; and that he did according to his will,—none daring to contradict or oppose him, or if they did, like Clytus and Callisthenes, paying for it with their lives—are facts too well known to require any particular... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Daniel 11:4

Daniel 11:4. When he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken— When he shall have stood up. These particulars have been illustrated before, chap. Daniel 8:8-22. Alexander died at Babylon, at the age of thirty-two years and eight months only, of which he reigned twelve years and eight months. In so short a time did this sun of glory rise and set! And in the space of about fifteen years after this, his family and posterity became extinct. His wife Statira was murdered soon after his death by... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Daniel 11:3

3. mighty king . . . do according to his will—answering to the he-goat's "notable horn" (Daniel 8:6; Daniel 8:7; Daniel 8:21). Alexander invaded Persia 334 B.C., to avenge the wrongs of Greece on Persia for Xerxes' past invasion (as Alexander said in a letter to Darius Codomanus, ARRIAN, Alexander. 2.14.7). read more