11 however, I was already standing up to support and help Daryavesh the Mede in the first year of his reign. ² What I am going to tell you now is true.

“Three kings will arise in Persia, followed by a fourth, who will be far wealthier than all of them; and when he has grown strong by means of his wealth, he will stir up everyone against the kingdom of Greece.

³ “Then a powerful king will appear who will rule a vast kingdom and do whatever he pleases.