³⁶And the king ^tshall do according to his will; and ^uhe shall exalt himself, and ^vmagnify himself above every god, and ⁿshall speak marvellous things against ^wthe God of gods, and ^xshall prosper ^ytill the indignation ^zbe accomplished: for ^zthat that is determined shall be done. ³⁷Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, ^anor the desire of women, ^vnor regard any god: for ^vhe shall magnify himself above all. ³⁸^||But ^||in his estate shall he honour the God of ^||^†forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour ^bwith gold, and silver, and ^bwith precious stones, and ^†pleasant things. ³⁹Thus shall he do in the ^†most strong holds with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for ^†gain.

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tSee ver. 3.
u 2 Thess. 2:4. Rev. 13:5, 6. See ch. 7:25. Comp. 1 Macc. 1:24.
vver. 37. See ch. 8:11.
nSee ver. 21.
wSee Deut. 10:17.
xSee ch. 8:12.
y Is. 10:25 (Heb.). So ch. 8:19.
zSee ch. 9:27.
zSee ch. 9:27.
a 1 Tim. 4:3, or, Hagg. 2:7?
vver. 37. See ch. 8:11.
vver. 37. See ch. 8:11.
||[Or, But in his stead]. See ver. 7.
||Or, as for the Almighty God, in his seat he shall honour, yea, he shall honour a god, whom, &c. Comp. Hab. 1:11.
||Or, munitions. ver. 19, 39 (Heb.). So ver. 7, 10, 31.
†Heb. Mauzzim, [or, Gods protectors].
†Heb. things desired. ver. 43. Is. 44:9 in the Heb. See Joel 3:5. Comp. ch. 10:3.
†Heb. c fortresses of d munitions.
†Heb. a price. Lam. 5:4 marg.

Cross references

b Rev. 17:4.
b Rev. 17:4.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

“And the king shall do as he wills. He shall exalt himself and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak astonishing things against the God of gods. He shall prosper till the indignation is accomplished; for what is decreed shall be done. He shall pay no attention to the gods of his fathers, or to the one beloved by women. He shall not pay attention to any other god, for he shall magnify himself above all. He shall honor the god of fortresses instead of these. A god whom his fathers did not know he shall honor with gold and silver, with precious stones and costly gifts. He shall deal with the strongest fortresses with the help of a foreign god. Those who acknowledge him he shall load with honor. He shall make them rulers over many and shall divide the land for a price.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“The king will do as he pleases. He will exalt and magnify himself above every god and will say unheard-of things against the God of gods. He will be successful until the time of wrath is completed, for what has been determined must take place. He will show no regard for the gods of his ancestors or for the one desired by women, nor will he regard any god, but will exalt himself above them all. Instead of them, he will honor a god of fortresses; a god unknown to his ancestors he will honor with gold and silver, with precious stones and costly gifts. He will attack the mightiest fortresses with the help of a foreign god and will greatly honor those who acknowledge him. He will make them rulers over many people and will distribute the land at a price.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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

NLTNew Living Translation

“The king will do as he pleases, exalting himself and claiming to be greater than every god, even blaspheming the God of gods. He will succeed, but only until the time of wrath is completed. For what has been determined will surely take place. He will have no respect for the gods of his ancestors, or for the god loved by women, or for any other god, for he will boast that he is greater than them all. Instead of these, he will worship the god of fortresses—a god his ancestors never knew—and lavish on him gold, silver, precious stones, and expensive gifts. Claiming this foreign god’s help, he will attack the strongest fortresses. He will honor those who submit to him, appointing them to positions of authority and dividing the land among them as their reward.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“Then the king will do as he pleases, and he will exalt himself and will consider himself above any god, and he will speak horrendous things against the God of gods, yet he will succeed until the period of anger is finished, for what is determined will be done. He will not pay respect to the gods of his ancestors, or to the darling of women, and not to any god will he pay respect, for he will consider himself great over all gods. But instead he will honor the god of fortresses, a god whom his ancestors did not know. He will honor him with gold, and with silver, and with precious stones and with costly gifts. And he will deal with the fortified strongholds with the help of a foreign god; and he will increase wealth for whoever will acknowledge him, and he will cause them to rule over the many, and he will distribute land for a price.