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.
And when he shall stand up, kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds - the four-fold division of Alexander's kingdom at his death (Daniel 8:8; Daniel 8:22), after the battle of Ipsus, 301 BC
And not to his posterity - (notes, Daniel 8:8; Daniel 8:22).
Nor according to his dominion which he ruled. None of his successors had so wide a dominion as Alexander himself.
For his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others besides those - besides Alexander's sons, Hercules by Barsine, Darius' daughter, and Alexander by Roxana, who were both slain (Maurer). Rather, others 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).