² And now I will tell you the truth. Behold, ^[a]three more kings are going to arise in Persia. Then a ^[b]fourth will become far richer than all of them. When he becomes strong through his riches he will stir up the whole empire against the realm of Greece. ³ Then a ^[c]mighty [warlike, threatening] king will arise who will rule with great authority and do as he pleases. ⁴ But as soon as he (Alexander) has risen, his kingdom will be broken [by his death] and divided toward the four winds of heaven [the north, south, east, and west], but not to his descendants, nor according to the [Grecian] authority with which he ruled, for his kingdom will be torn out and uprooted and given to ^[d]others (his four generals) to the exclusion of these.