Daniel 11:2. three kings: probably Cyrus (538- 529 B.C.), Cambyses (529- 522 B.C.), Darius Hystaspis (522- 485 B.C.). the fourth: Xerxes (485- 465 B.C.) who invaded Greece. An account of the immense wealth and power of Xerxes is given by the Greek historian Herodotus (vii. 20- 99). stir up: an allusion to the well-known expedition of Xerxes against Greece.
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Daniel 11:2
2 And now will I shew thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all: and by his strength through his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia.