Matthew Poole and continuators on Daniel 11:4

4 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 pluckt up, even for others besides those .

When he is come to his highest, as Monarch of the World, &c.

After he had enjoyed that Title a little while, his Kingdom was broken as the Text saith. So it was into four pieces whereof we have spoken, Dan. 7 and 8 Chapters.

But to four of his chief Commanders, who should reign in the four quarters of the World, i. e. Alexanders Conquest, though here he only mentions two of them, Egypt and Syria, i. e. the South and the North; Alexander had a Brother named A[illegible: 1 letter]idaeus, and two Sons, Alexander and Hercules, besides others of his blood, but the Nobles destroyed them all, and so the whole race of Alexander was rooted out to fulfil this Prophesie; but judicially for his great Cruelty, Pride and Luxury.

They did not reign as Kings at first, but only as Captains; and as to the extent of their Dominion, it was far less than Alexanders, yea all four fell short of his.

Some lesser Commanders shared several parts of that Empire, as Eu[illegible: 1 letter]enes, Philotes, with many more, at least ten; as Histories tell us.