Daniel 11:3
But there shall rise up a strong king, and shall rule with great power: and he shall do what he pleaseth. A strong king... Alexander.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner, 1752)
In The King James Version
And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will.
In Context
Cross References
Daniel 5:19And for the greatness that he gave to him, all people, tribes, and languages trembled, and were afraid of him: whom he would, he slew: and whom he would, he destroyed: and whom he would, he set up: and whom he would, he brought down.
Daniel 8:4I saw the ram pushing with his horns against the west, and against the north, and against the south: and no beasts could withstand him, nor be delivered out of his hand: and he did according to his own will, and became great.
Daniel 8:21And the he-goat, is the king of the Greeks, and the great horn that was between his eyes, the same is the first king.
Daniel 11:36And the king shall do according to his will, and he shall be lifted up, and shall magnify himself against every god: and he shall speak great things against the God of gods, and shall prosper, till the wrath be accomplished. For the determination is made.
Hebrews 2:4God also bearing them witness by signs and wonders and divers miracles and distributions of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will.
Matthew Henry on Daniel 11:2-5
Ruin of the Persian Monarchy. ( b. c. 534.) 1 Also I in the first year of Darius the Mede, even I, stood to confirm and to strengthen him. 2 And now will I show 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. 3 And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will. 4 And when he shall stand up, his kingdom… Read the whole commentary →