The Greek text here continues with verses 5-6, in which Alexander summons his companions and divides his kingdom while still alive. This did not happen — Alexander died without leaving instructions on the succession (Arrian, Diodorus, Justin). His generals subsequently fought over and divided the empire among themselves (v.8). The language of the scene is borrowed from 2 Chronicles 10:6-8 (Rehoboam's succession), part of the author's pattern of modeling Hellenistic events on Old Testament templates.