4. And he gathered together power, and an exceedingly strong army. And he was exalted, and his heart was lifted up.
5. And he captured the regions of nations and of sovereign leaders, and they became tributaries to him.
6. And after these things, he fell down on his bed, and he knew that he would die.
7. And he called his servants, nobles who were raised with him from his youth. And he divided his kingdom to them, while he was still alive.
8. And Alexander reigned twelve years, and then he died.
9. And his servants obtained his kingdom, each one in his place.
10. And they all put diadems on themselves after his death, and their sons after them, for many years; and evils were multiplied on the earth.
11. And there went forth from among them a sinful root, Antiochus the illustrious, the son of king Antiochus, who had been a hostage at Rome. And he reigned in the one hundred and thirty-seventh year of the kingdom of the Greeks.
12. In those days, there went forth from Israel sons of iniquity, and they persuaded many, saying: "Let us go and negotiate a covenant with the Gentiles that are all around us. For since we have withdrawn from them, many evils have found us."