Daniel 11:4

Daniel 11:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)After he has arisen, his empire will be broken up and parceled out toward the four winds of heaven. It will not go to his descendants, nor will it have the power he exercised, because his empire will be uprooted and given to others.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And as soon as he has arisen, his kingdom shall be broken and divided toward the four winds of heaven, but 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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And when he has arisen, his kingdom shall be broken up and divided toward the four winds of heaven, but not among his posterity nor according to his dominion with which he ruled; for his kingdom shall be uprooted, even for others besides these.

Context of Daniel 11:4

2And now I will tell you the truth. Behold, three more kings are going to arise in Persia. Then a fourth will gain far more riches than all of them; as soon as he becomes strong through his riches, he will stir up the entire empire against the realm of Greece. 3And a mighty king will arise, and he will rule with great authority and do as he pleases. But as soon as he has arisen, his kingdom will be broken up and parceled out toward the four points of the compass, though not to his own descendants, nor according to his authority which he wielded, because his sovereignty will be removed and given to others besides them. 5“Then the king of the South will grow strong, along with one of his princes who will gain ascendancy over him and rule; his domain will be a great realm indeed. 6And after some years they will form an alliance, and the daughter of the king of the South will come to the king of the North to reach an agreement. But she will not keep her position of power, nor will he remain with his power, but she will be given up, along with those who brought her in and the one who fathered her as well as he who supported her in those times.

Daniel 11:4 word by word

וּכְעָמְדוֹ֙ תִּשָּׁבֵ֣ר מַלְכוּת֔וֹ וְתֵחָ֕ץ לְאַרְבַּ֖ע רוּח֣וֹת הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם וְלֹ֣א לְאַחֲרִית֗וֹ וְלֹ֤א כְמָשְׁלוֹ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר מָשָׁ֔ל כִּ֤י תִנָּתֵשׁ֙ מַלְכוּת֔וֹ וְלַאֲחֵרִ֖ים מִלְּבַד־אֵֽלֶּה׃Read the interlinear

• But as soon as he has arisenעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: riseH5975
• his kingdomמַלְכוּתmalkûth malkûth malkûyâh · royaltyH4438
• will be brokenשָׁבַרshâbar · to breakH7665
• and parceledחָצָהchâtsâh · to divideH2673
• fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
• pointsרוּחַrûach · spirit: breathH7307
• of the compassשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• descendantsאַחֲרִית'achărîyth · endH319
• norלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• according to his authorityמֹ֫שֶׁלmôshel · dominionH4915
• whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• he wieldedמָשַׁלmâshal · to ruleH4910
• becauseכִּיkîy · forH3588
• removedנָתַשׁnâthash · to uprootH5428
• to othersאַחֵר'achêr · anotherH312
• besidesמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• besidesבַּדbad · alone: besidesH905

Cross-references for Daniel 11:4

• Job 20:5That the rejoicing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the godless momentary?
• Psalms 37:35I have seen a wicked, violent person Spreading himself like a luxuriant tree in its native soil.
• Psalms 49:6Those who trust in their wealth And boast in the abundance of their riches?
• Psalms 73:17Until I entered the sanctuary of God; Then I perceived their end.
• Luke 12:20But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your soul is demanded of you; and as for all that you have prepared, who will own it now?’
• Daniel 7:6After this I kept looking, and behold, another one, like a leopard, which had on its back four wings of a bird; the beast also had four heads, and dominion was given to it.
• Daniel 8:8Then the male goat made himself exceedingly great. But once he became powerful, the large horn was broken; and in its place four prominent horns came up toward the four winds of heaven.
• Psalms 39:6Certainly every person walks around as a fleeting shadow; They certainly make an uproar for nothing; He amasses riches and does not know who will gather them.
• Ecclesiastes 2:18So I hated all the fruit of my labor for which I had labored under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who will come after me.
• Ecclesiastes 4:8There was a man without a dependent, having neither a son nor a brother, yet there was no end to all his labor. Indeed, his eyes were not satisfied with riches, and he never asked, “And for whom do I labor and deprive myself of pleasure?” This too is futility, and it is an unhappy task.
• Matthew 12:25And knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste; and no city or house divided against itself will stand.
• Daniel 7:8While I was thinking about the horns, behold, another horn, a little one, came up among them, and three of the previous horns were plucked out before it; and behold, this horn possessed eyes like human eyes, and a mouth uttering great boasts.
• Jeremiah 12:15And it will come about that after I have driven them out, I will again have compassion on them; and I will bring them back, each one to his inheritance and each one to his land.
• Jeremiah 18:7At one moment I might speak concerning a nation or concerning a kingdom to uproot it, to tear it down, or to destroy it;
• Jeremiah 31:40And the entire valley of the dead bodies and of the ashes, and all the fields as far as the brook Kidron to the corner of the Horse Gate toward the east, shall be holy to the Lord; it will not be uprooted or overthrown ever again.”
• Jeremiah 45:4This is what you are to say to him: ‘This is what the Lord says: “Behold, what I have built I am going to tear down, and what I have planted I am going to uproot, that is, all the people of the land.”

Commentaries on Daniel 11:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4His kingdom shall be broken - Shall, after his death, be divided among his four chief generals, as we have seen before. See Daniel 8:22. And not to his posterity - The family of Alexander had a most tragical end: His wife Statira was murdered soon after his death by his other wife Roxana. 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…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4And 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…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4Alexander died on June 10, 323 BC, in Babylon when he was 33 years old. He was at the height of his power and wanted to be worshiped as a god. Alexander's descendants could not govern, and his brother Philip was not capable. because his kingdom will be … given to others: Several of Alexander's generals divided his empire. By 301 BC, their conflicts had divided it into four parts (see Daniel 7:4–7; 8:8–12 and Daniel 7:7–7; 8:8–12). God guides history, and…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. kingdom ... divided toward ... four winds--the fourfold division of Alexander's kingdom at his death (Da 8:8, 22), after the battle of Ipsus, 301 B.C. not to his posterity--(See on Da 8:8; Da 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…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Daniel 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings