Daniel 11 · Verse 4

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.
Daniel 11:4, King James Version

Daniel 11:4 in other translations

BSBBut as soon as he is established, his kingdom 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 authority with which he ruled, because his kingdom will be uprooted and given to others.
WEBWhen he stands up, his kingdom will be broken and will be divided toward the four winds of the sky, but not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion with which he ruled; for his kingdom will be plucked up, even for others besides these.
ASVAnd when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven, but not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion wherewith he ruled; for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others besides these.
YLTand according to his standing is his kingdom broken, and divided to the four winds of the heavens, and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion that he ruled, for his kingdom is plucked up--and for others apart from these.
DARBYAnd when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of the heavens; but not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion wherewith he ruled; for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside these.
BBEAnd when he has become strong, his kingdom will be broken and parted to the four winds of heaven; but not to his offspring, for it will be uprooted; and his kingdom will be for the others and not for these: but not with the same authority as his.
WebsterAnd when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided towards 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.

What does Daniel 11:4 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
4. 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 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].

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 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, was privately murdered by Polysperchon; so that in fifteen years after his death not one of his family or posterity remained alive! "Blood calls for blood." He (Alexander) was the great butcher of men. He was either poisoned, or killed himself by immoderate drinking, when he was only thirty-two years and eight months old: and a retributive Providence destroyed all his posterity, so that neither root nor branch of them was left on the face of the earth. Thus ended Alexander, the great butcher; and thus ended his family and posterity.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Daniel 11:1-30

The vision of the Scriptures of truth. Verses 1-30 The angel shows Daniel the succession of the Persian and Grecian empires. The kings of Egypt and Syria are noticed: Judea was between their dominions, and affected by their contests. From Dn 11:5-30, is generally considered to relate to the events which came to pass during the continuance of these governments; and from Dn 11:21, to relate to Antiochus Epiphanes, who…

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Daniel 11:4 in the original Hebrew

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וּכְעָמְדוֹ֙u.khe.'a.me.Doand just as arises heH5975
תִּשָּׁבֵ֣רti.sha.Verit will be broken upH7665
מַלְכוּת֔וֹmal.khu.Tokingdom hisH4438
וְתֵחָ֕ץve.te.Chatzand it will be dividedH2673
לְאַרְבַּ֖עle.'ar.Ba'to [the] fourH702
רוּח֣וֹתru.Chot[the] winds ofH7307
הַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimthe heavensH8064
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH3808
לְאַחֲרִית֗וֹle.'a.cha.ri.Toto posterity hisH319
וְלֹ֤אve.Lo'and notH3808
כְמָשְׁלוֹ֙khe.ma.she.Lolike dominion hisH4915
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
מָשָׁ֔לma.Shalhe had dominionH4910
כִּ֤יkiforH3588
תִנָּתֵשׁ֙ti.na.Teshit will be plucked upH5428
מַלְכוּת֔וֹmal.khu.Tokingdom hisH4438
וְלַאֲחֵרִ֖יםve.la.'a.che.Rimand to othersH312
מִלְּבַד\־mi.le.vad-<from> <to> besidesH905
אֵֽלֶּה\׃'E.lehtheseH428

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Cross references for Daniel 11:4

  • 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.

  • 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 four winds of heaven.

  • Jeremiah 12:17

    But if they will not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, saith the Lord.

  • 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;

  • 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 man to his heritage, and every man to his land.

  • 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 up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.

  • 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.

  • Job 20:5-7

    That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment? Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds; Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, Where is he?

  • Matthew 12:25

    And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:

  • Ecclesiastes 2:18-19

    Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me. And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.

  • Psalms 73:17-20

    Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end. Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction. How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors. As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image.

  • Psalms 49:6-12

    They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches; None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him: (For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:) That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
he shall stand.
Job 20:5-7; Ps 37:35,36; 49:6-12; 73:17-20; Lu 12:20
and shall be.
7:6; 8:8,22; Ps 39:6; Ec 2:18,19; 4:8; Mt 12:25
be plucked.
7:8; Jer 12:15,17; 18:7; 31:40; 45:4

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Context

  • Daniel 11:3

    And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will.

  • 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.

  • Daniel 11:5

    And the king of the south shall be strong, and one of his princes; and he shall be strong above him, and have dominion; his dominion shall be a great dominion.

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Daniel 11:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Pero cuando estará enseñoreado, será quebrantado su reino, y repartido por los cuatro vientos del cielo; y no á sus descendientes, ni según el señorío con que él se enseñoreó: porque su reino será arrancado, y para otros fuera de aquellos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et quand il se sera levé, son royaume sera brisé et sera divisé vers les quatre vents des cieux, et ne passera pas à sa postérité, et ne sera pas selon la domination qu’il exerçait; car son royaume sera arraché, et sera à d’autres, outre ceux-là.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und sobald er aufgestanden ist, wird sein Reich zertrümmert und nach den vier Winden des Himmels hin zerteilt werden. Aber nicht für seine Nachkommen wird es sein und nicht nach der Macht, mit welcher er geherrscht hat; denn sein Reich wird zerstört und anderen zuteil werden, mit Ausschluß von jenen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et cum steterit, conteretur regnum ejus, et dividetur in quatuor ventos cæli: sed non in posteros ejus, neque secundum potentiam illius, qua dominatus est: lacerabitur enim regnum ejus etiam in externos, exceptis his.