1. And from the first year of Darius the Mede I stood up that he might be strengthened and confirmed.
2. And now I will shew thee the truth. Behold there shall stand yet three kings in Persia, and the fourth shall be enriched exceedingly above them all: and when he shall be grown mighty by his riches, he shall stir up all against the kingdom of Greece.
3. But there shall rise up a strong king, and shall rule with great power: and he shall do what he pleaseth.