Daniel 11:1-4

English Standard Version

The Kings of the South and the North

11 “And as for me, ^(A)in the first year of ^(B)Darius the Mede, I stood up to confirm and strengthen him.

² “And now I will show you ^(C)the truth. Behold, three more kings shall arise in Persia, and a fourth shall be far richer than all of them. And when he has become strong through his riches, he shall stir up all against the kingdom of Greece. ³ Then ^(D)a mighty king shall arise, who shall rule with great dominion and ^(E)do as he wills. ⁴ And as soon as he has arisen, ^(F)his kingdom shall be broken and divided ^(G)toward the ^(H)four winds of heaven, but ^(I)not to his posterity, nor according to the authority with which he ruled, for his kingdom shall be plucked up and go to others besides these.