Dan 11:2 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Dan 11:2-12:7: 11:2–12:7 The messenger provided a grand sweep of history, from the time of Persia, through the break-up of Greece, the rise and defeat of a wicked king or series of kings (11:21-45 ), and the final resurrection and triumph of God’s people. 11:2 Three more Persian kings: These Persian kings who followed Cyrus II were most likely Cambyses (530–522 BC ), Gaumata (522 BC , a usurper), and Darius I (521–486 BC ). The fourth was probably Xerxes I (486–465 BC ; see study note on Esth 1:1), whose riches were legendary, as were his army of 1,700,000 soldiers and his huge navy (see Herodotus, Histories 7.6), which he used to fight against the kingdom of Greece . He was unsuccessful, as the Persians failed to defeat the growing power of Greece. God’s sovereign hand was at work behind the historical events of this chapter.

a11:2–12:7►

b11:21-45►

‏ Daniel 11:2

Summary for Dan 11:2-12:7: 11:2–12:7 ^a The messenger provided a grand sweep of history, from the time of Persia, through the break-up of Greece, the rise and defeat of a wicked king or series of kings (11:21-45 ^b), and the final resurrection and triumph of God’s people. 11:2 ^c Three more Persian kings: These Persian kings who followed Cyrus II were most likely Cambyses (530–522 BC), Gaumata (522 BC, a usurper), and Darius I (521–486 BC). The fourth was probably Xerxes I (486–465 BC; see study note on Esth 1:1), whose riches were legendary, as were his army of 1,700,000 soldiers and his huge navy (see Herodotus, Histories 7.6), which he used to fight against the kingdom of Greece. He was unsuccessful, as the Persians failed to defeat the growing power of Greece. God’s sovereign hand was at work behind the historical events of this chapter.