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Daniel 11:2
ESV "And now I will show you the truth. Behold, three more kings shall arise in Persia, and a fourth shall be far richer than all of them. And when he has become strong through his riches, he shall stir up all against the kingdom of Greece.
NIV "Now then, I tell you the truth: Three more kings will arise in Persia, and then a fourth, who will be far richer than all the others. When he has gained power by his wealth, he will stir up everyone against the kingdom of Greece.
NASB And now I will tell you the truth. Behold, three more kings are going to arise in Persia. Then a fourth will gain far more riches than all of them; as soon as he becomes strong through his riches, he will stir up the entire empire against the realm of Greece.
CSB Now I will tell you the truth. "Three more kings will arise in Persia, and the fourth will be far richer than the others. By the power he gains through his riches, he will stir up everyone against the kingdom of Greece.
NLT Now then, I will reveal the truth to you. Three more Persian kings will reign, to be succeeded by a fourth, far richer than the others. He will use his wealth to stir up everyone to fight against the kingdom of Greece.
KJV And now will I shew 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.
NKJV And now I will tell you the truth: Behold, three more kings will arise in Persia, and the fourth shall be far richer than them all; by his strength, through his riches, he shall stir up all against the realm of Greece.

What does Daniel 11:2 mean?

Verse 2 begins the report of an angel, most likely Gabriel, predicting what was then the future of the middle east. As this is a prophecy from God, it is part of the "book of truth" (Daniel 10:21): the unchangeable absolute knowledge of the Lord God (Deuteronomy 29:29; Numbers 23:19; Psalm 56:8; 139:16). As do all of God's conveyed words, the angel's explanation proved true (2 Timothy 3:16). History bears out the fulfillment of these prophecies; only those regarding the end times are yet to occur.

Speaking to Daniel around 536 BC (Daniel 10:1), the angel indicates that four rulers would arise in Persia after Cyrus: the high king of the Persian Empire who appointed Darius to rule over Babylon. Ezra 4:5–24 calls three of these rulers Ahasuerus, Artaxerxes, and Darius—though not the Darius mentioned in Daniel 11:1. Secular history identifies them as Cambyses, Pseudo-Smerdis, and Darius Hystaspes.

The fourth ruler, described as "far richer than all of them," was Xerxes. He used his enormous wealth to assemble and outfit vast armies. Gabriel tells Daniel that when this fourth king of Persia is ready, he will lead an attack on Greece. In 480 BC, Xerxes led his forces into Greece as predicted.
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