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.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
up	וּכְעָמְדוֹ֙ u.khe.'a.me.Do	H5975	to stand · conjunction + preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
kingdom	מַלְכוּת֔וֹ mal.khu.To	H4438	a rule · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
broken	תִּשָּׁבֵ֣ר ti.sha.Ver	H7665	to burst (literally or figuratively) · verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular
divided	וְתֵחָ֕ץ ve.te.Chatz	H2673	to cut or split in two · conjunction + verb, niphal jussive, 3rd person feminine singular
four	לְאַרְבַּ֖ע le.'ar.Ba'	H702	four · preposition + cardinal number, both genders singular construct
winds	רוּח֣וֹת ru.Chot	H7307	wind · noun, common feminine plural construct
heaven	הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם ha.sha.Ma.yim	H8064	the sky (as aloft · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
posterity	לְאַחֲרִית֗וֹ le.'a.cha.ri.To	H319	the last or end · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
dominion	כְמָשְׁלוֹ֙ khe.ma.she.Lo	H4915	empire · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
ruled	מָשָׁ֔ל ma.Shal	H4910	to rule · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
kingdom	מַלְכוּת֔וֹ mal.khu.To	H4438	a rule · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
up	תִנָּתֵשׁ֙ ti.na.Tesh	H5428	to tear away · verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular
others	וְלַאֲחֵרִ֖ים ve.la.'a.che.Rim	H312	properly · conjunction + preposition + adjective, masculine plural absolute

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Cross-references

Daniel 8:8 Therefore the he goat waxed very great: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and for it came up four notable ones toward the f…
Daniel 8:22 Now that being broken, whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power.
Jeremiah 12:17 But if they will not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah 12:15 And it shall come to pass, after that I have plucked them out I will return, and have compassion on them, and will bring them again, every m…
Jeremiah 18:7 At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it;
Daniel 7:2 Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea.
Daniel 7:8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked u…
Job 20:5-7 That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 11:1-4

Here, 1. The angel Gabriel lets Daniel know the good service he has done to the Jewish nation (Dan 11:1): "In the first year of Darius the Mede, who destroyed Babylon and released the Jews out of that house of bondage, I stood a strength and fortress to him, that is, I was instrumental to protect him, and give him success in his ward, and, after he had conquered Babylon, to confirm him in his resolution to release the Jews," which, it is likely, met with much opposition. Thus by the angel, and at the request of the watcher, the golden head was broken, and the axe laid to the root of the tree. Note, We must acknowledge the hand of God in the strengthening of those that are friends to the chur…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 11:4

kingdom . . . divided toward . . . four winds--the fourfold division of Alexander's kingdom at his death (Dan 8:8, Dan 8:22), after the battle of Ipsus, 301 B.C. not to his posterity--(See on Dan 8:8; Dan 8:22). nor according to his dominion--None of his successors had so wide a dominion as Alexander himself. others besides those--besides Alexander's sons, Hercules by Barsine, Darius daughter, and Alexander by Roxana, who were both slain [MAURER]. Rather, besides the four successors to the four chief divisions of the empire, there will be other lesser chiefs who shall appropriate smaller fragments of the Macedonian empire [JEROME].

Adam Clarke on Daniel 11:4

His kingdom shall be broken - Shall, after his death, be divided among his four chief generals, as we have seen before. See Dan 8:22. And not to his posterity - The family of Alexander had a most tragical end: 1. His wife Statira was murdered soon after his death by his other wife Roxana. 2. His brother Aridaeus who succeeded him, was killed, together with his wife Euridice, by command of Olympias, Alexander's mother, after he had been king about six years and some months. 3. Olympias herself was killed by the soldiers in revenge. 4. Alexander Aegus, his son, together with his mother Roxana, was slain by order of Cassander. 5. Two years after, his other son Hercules, with his mother Barsine,…

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The Church Fathers

When, as we have already mentioned, Alexander joined together the whole known world, so to speak, into his kingdom and then suffered the fate common to all humankind, the kingdom was divided into four parts.
— Theodoret of Cyrus, COMMENTARY ON DANIEL 11:3-4:13

Understand this as referring to Alexander, who was certain that his last day was not close and therefore did not have children, who could be the heirs of his reign, and left it to his friends after dividing it into four parts.
— Ephrem the Syrian, COMMENTARY ON DANIEL 11:3

He does not spend much time on the ruler of Asia Minor or Macedonia, especially since no grief befell the Jews through them. He mentions only the two through whom the Jews would be tested with grievous misfortunes. These are the king of Egypt and the one entrusted with the rule of the nations that lay to the east. The latter held palaces in both Antioch and Babylon.
— Theodoret of Cyrus, COMMENTARY ON DANIEL 11:3-4

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Dictionary and topics

Macedonian Empire, The · Predictions respecting: Divisions of it ruled by strangers — Predictions respecting: Divisions of it ruled by strangers
Persia · Prophecies concerning — Prophecies concerning

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Daniel 11:4

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 11:1-4

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 11:4

Adam Clarke on Daniel 11:4

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Daniel 11:4

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 11:1-4

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 11:4

Adam Clarke on Daniel 11:4

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Daniel 11:4

John Calvin on Daniel 11:4

Keil & Delitzsch on Daniel 11:3-4

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Daniel 11:4

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