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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)But at the height of his power, his kingdom will be broken apart and divided into four parts. It will not be ruled by the king’s descendants, nor will the kingdom hold the authority it once had. For his empire will be uprooted and given to others.

Context of Daniel 11:4

2“Now then, I tell you the truth: Three more kings will arise in Persia, and then a fourth, who will be far richer than all the others. When he has gained power by his wealth, he will stir up everyone against the kingdom of Greece. 3Then a mighty king will arise, who will rule with great power and do as he pleases. 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. 5“The king of the South will become strong, but one of his commanders will become even stronger than he and will rule his own kingdom with great power. 6After some years, they will become allies. The daughter of the king of the South will go to the king of the North to make an alliance, but she will not retain her power, and he and his power will not last. In those days she will be betrayed, together with her royal escort and her father and the one who supported her.

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And when he shall stand upעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: riseH5975
• his kingdomמַלְכוּתmalkûth malkûth malkûyâh · royaltyH4438
• shall be brokenשָׁבַרshâbar · to breakH7665
• and shall be dividedחָצָהchâtsâh · to divideH2673
• toward the fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
• windsרוּחַrûach · spirit: breathH7307
• of heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• and not to his posterityאַחֲרִית'achărîyth · endH319
• nor according to his dominionמֹ֫שֶׁלmôshel · dominionH4915
• which he ruledמָשַׁלmâshal · to ruleH4910
• shall be plucked upנָתַשׁnâthash · to uprootH5428
• even for othersאַחֵר'achêr · anotherH312

Cross-references for Daniel 11:4

• Job 20:5that the mirth of the wicked is brief, the joy of the godless lasts but a moment.
• Psalms 37:35I have seen a wicked and ruthless man flourishing like a luxuriant native tree,
• Psalms 49:6those who trust in their wealth and boast of their great riches?
• Psalms 73:17till I entered the sanctuary of God; then I understood their final destiny.
• Luke 12:20“But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’
• Daniel 7:6“After that, I looked, and there before me was another beast, one that looked like a leopard. And on its back it had four wings like those of a bird. This beast had four heads, and it was given authority to rule.
• Daniel 8:8The goat became very great, but at the height of its power the large horn was broken off, and in its place four prominent horns grew up toward the four winds of heaven.
• Psalms 39:6“Surely everyone goes around like a mere phantom; in vain they rush about, heaping up wealth without knowing whose it will finally be.
• Ecclesiastes 2:18I hated all the things I had toiled for under the sun, because I must leave them to the one who comes after me.
• Ecclesiastes 4:8There was a man all alone; he had neither son nor brother. There was no end to his toil, yet his eyes were not content with his wealth. “For whom am I toiling,” he asked, “and why am I depriving myself of enjoyment?” This too is meaningless— a miserable business!
• Matthew 12:25Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.
• Daniel 7:8“While I was thinking about the horns, there before me was another horn, a little one, which came up among them; and three of the first horns were uprooted before it. This horn had eyes like the eyes of a human being and a mouth that spoke boastfully.
• Jeremiah 12:15But after I uproot them, I will again have compassion and will bring each of them back to their own inheritance and their own country.
• Jeremiah 18:7If at any time I announce that a nation or kingdom is to be uprooted, torn down and destroyed,
• Jeremiah 31:40The whole valley where dead bodies and ashes are thrown, and all the terraces out to the Kidron Valley on the east as far as the corner of the Horse Gate, will be holy to the Lord. The city will never again be uprooted or demolished.”
• Jeremiah 45:4But the Lord has told me to say to you, ‘This is what the Lord says: I will overthrow what I have built and uproot what I have planted, throughout the earth.

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

Topics related to Daniel 11:4

• Persia

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• Ptolemy
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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