1. He is responsible for helping and defending me.
2. And what I am now going to tell you is true.”The angel said, “Three more kings will rule over Persia, followed by a fourth, who will be richer than all the others. At the height of his power and wealth he will challenge the kingdom of Greece.
3. “Then a heroic king will appear. He will rule over a huge empire and do whatever he wants.
4. But at the height of his power his empire will break up and be divided into four parts. Kings not descended from him will rule in his place, but they will not have the power that he had.
5. “The king of Egypt will be strong. One of his generals, however, will be even stronger and rule a greater kingdom.
6. After a number of years the king of Egypt will make an alliance with the king of Syria and give him his daughter in marriage. But the alliance will not last, and she, her husband, her child, and the servants who went with her will all be killed.