Charles Ellicott Commentary Daniel 11:3

"And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will." — Daniel 11:3 (ASV)

A mighty king.— No clue is given to show over what nation this king reigns. According to the context he might be either a Greek or a Persian, or he might belong to a kingdom not yet mentioned. Those who explain what follows to refer to the Ptolemies and Seleucidæ identify him with Alexander the Great, and compare with this verse Daniel 7:6; Daniel 8:5–8; Daniel 8:21–22. Certainly the self-will spoken of in this verse was characteristic of Alexander , but there was nothing in the context which makes it necessary to limit the passage to him. Some autocrat may arise in the latter times to whom it will apply with greater force than it did to Alexander.