1 And it happened, after that Alexander son of Philip, the Macedo´nian, who came out of the land of Kittim, had smitten Dari´us king of the Persians and Medes, that he reigned in his stead, the first over Greece,
2 and made many wars, and won many strong-holds, and slew the kings of the earth,
3 and went through to the ends of the earth, and took spoils of many nations, insomuch that the earth was quiet before him; whereupon he was exalted, and his heart was lifted up.
4 And he gathered a mighty strong host, and ruled over countries, and nations, and kings, who became tributaries unto him.