36 “Then the king will do whatever he wants.z He will exalt and magnify himself above every god,aa and he will say outrageous things against the God of gods.ab He will be successful until the time of wrath is completed,ac because what has been decreed will be accomplished. 37 He will not show regard for the godsN of his ancestors, the god desired by women, or for any other god,ad because he will magnify himself above all. 38 Instead, he will honor a god of fortresses—a god his ancestors did not know—with gold, silver, precious stones, and riches. 39 He will deal with the strongest fortresses with the help of a foreign god. He will greatly honor those who acknowledge him,A making them rulers over many and distributing land as a reward.