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He shall not pay attention to any other god, for he shall magnify himself above all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/daniel/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He will show no regard for the gods of his fathers, nor for the one desired by women, nor for any other god, because he will magnify himself above them all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/daniel/11.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/daniel/11.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He shall regard neither the God of his fathers nor the desire of women, nor regard any god; for he shall exalt himself above <i>them</i> all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/daniel/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And he will show no regard for the gods of his fathers or for the desire of women, nor will he show regard for any <i>other</i> god; for he will boast against <i>them</i> all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/daniel/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220He will show no regard for the gods of his fathers or for the desire of women, nor will he show regard for any other god; for he will magnify himself above them all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/daniel/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And he will show no regard for the gods of his fathers or for the desire of women, nor will he show regard for any <i>other</i> god; for he will magnify himself above <i>them</i> all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/daniel/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He will show no regard for the gods of his fathers or for the desire of women, nor will he show regard for any <i>other</i> god; for he will magnify himself above <i>them</i> all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/daniel/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He will have no regard for the gods of his fathers or for the desire of women, nor will he have regard for any <i>other</i> god, for he shall magnify himself above them all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/daniel/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/daniel/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He will not show regard for the gods of his fathers, the god longed for by women, or for any other god, because he will magnify himself above all. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/daniel/11.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Neither shall he regard the gods of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god; for he shall magnify himself above all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/daniel/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />This king will reject the gods his ancestors worshiped and the god preferred by women. In fact, he will put himself above all gods <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/daniel/11.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Neither shall he regard the gods his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/daniel/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He will have no interest in the gods of his ancestors or desire for women. He will have no interest in any god, because he will make himself greater than anyone else.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/daniel/11.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The king will ignore the god his ancestors served, and also the god that women love. In fact, he will ignore every god, because he will think he is greater than any of them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/daniel/11.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He'll recognize neither the gods of his ancestors nor those desired by women—he won't recognize any god, because he'll exalt himself above everything. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/daniel/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He will show no regard for the gods of his fathers, nor for the one desired by women, nor for any other god, because he will magnify himself above them all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/daniel/11.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He will not respect the gods of his fathers--not even the god loved by women. He will not respect any god; he will elevate himself above them all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/daniel/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Neither shall he regard the gods of his fathers, nor the one desired by women, nor show regard to any other god, because he shall magnify himself above all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/daniel/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/daniel/11.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He won’t regard the gods of his fathers, or the desire of women, or regard any god; for he will magnify himself above all. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/daniel/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And to the God of his fathers he does not attend, nor to the desire of women, indeed, he does not attend to any god, for he magnifies himself against all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/daniel/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And unto the God of his fathers he doth not attend, nor to the desire of women, yea, to any god he doth not attend, for against all he magnifieth himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/daniel/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And concerning the God of his fathers he shall not understand, and concerning the desire of women, and concerning every god he shall not understand; for he shall magnify himself over all.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/daniel/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he shall make no account of the God of his fathers: and he shall follow the lust of women, and he shall not regard any gods: for he shall rise up against all things. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/daniel/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he will give no thought to the God of his fathers, and he will be in the desire of women, and he will not attend to any gods, because he will rise up against all things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/daniel/11.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He shall have no regard for the gods of his ancestors or for the one in whom women delight; for no god shall he have regard, because he shall make himself greater than all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/daniel/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He shall pay no respect to the gods of his ancestors, or to the one beloved by women; he shall pay no respect to any other god, for he shall consider himself greater than all.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/daniel/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers nor the desire of women, nor regard any god; for he shall magnify himself above all things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/daniel/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he will give no regard to the God of his fathers or to desire of women, nor shall he think upon any god, but he shall exalt himself above everything<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/daniel/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Neither shall he regard the gods of his fathers; and neither the desire of women, nor any god, shall he regard; for he shall magnify himself above all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/daniel/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he shall not regard any gods of his fathers, nor the desire of women, neither shall he regard any deity: for he shall magnify himself above all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/daniel/11-37.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/shUZJK-vYxI?start=4215" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/daniel/11.htm">The King Who Exalts Himself</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36</span>Then the king will do as he pleases and will exalt and magnify himself above every god, and he will speak monstrous things against the God of gods. He will be successful until the time of wrath is completed, for what has been decreed must be accomplished. <span class="reftext">37</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles."></a> <a href="/hebrew/995.htm" title="995: yā·ḇîn (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To discern. A primitive root; to separate mentally, i.e.(generally) understand.">He will show no regard</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘al- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê (N-mpc) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">the gods</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ă·ḇō·ṯāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">of his fathers,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘al- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">nor</a> <a href="/hebrew/2532.htm" title="2532: ḥem·daṯ (N-fsc) -- Desire, delight. Feminine of chemed; delight.">for the one desired</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: nā·šîm (N-fp) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">by women,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘al- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">nor</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">for any</a> <a href="/hebrew/433.htm" title="433: ’ĕ·lō·w·ah (N-ms) -- God, god. Probably prolonged From 'el; a deity or the Deity.">other god,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles."></a> <a href="/hebrew/995.htm" title="995: yā·ḇîn (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To discern. A primitive root; to separate mentally, i.e.(generally) understand."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/1431.htm" title="1431: yiṯ·gad·dāl (V-Hitpael-Imperf-3ms) -- To grow up, become great. A primitive root; properly, to twist, i.e. To be large.">he will magnify himself</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">above</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kōl (N-ms) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">them all.</a> </span><span class="reftext">38</span>And in their place, he will honor a god of fortresses—a god his fathers did not know—with gold, silver, precious stones, and riches.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/2-3.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:3-4</a></span><br />Let no one deceive you in any way, for it will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness—the son of destruction—is revealed. / He will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god or object of worship. So he will seat himself in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/13-6.htm">Revelation 13:6</a></span><br />And the beast opened its mouth to speak blasphemies against God and to slander His name and His tabernacle—those who dwell in heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-13.htm">Isaiah 14:13-14</a></span><br />You said in your heart: “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of the north. / I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/3-2.htm">2 Timothy 3:2-5</a></span><br />For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, / unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good, / traitorous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/28-2.htm">Ezekiel 28:2</a></span><br />“Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea.’ Yet you are a man and not a god, though you have regarded your heart as that of a god.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-24.htm">Matthew 24:24</a></span><br />For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive even the elect, if that were possible.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/17-12.htm">Revelation 17:12-13</a></span><br />The ten horns you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but will receive one hour of authority as kings along with the beast. / These kings have one purpose: to yield their power and authority to the beast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/37-23.htm">Isaiah 37:23</a></span><br />Whom have you taunted and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-22.htm">1 John 2:22</a></span><br />Who is the liar, if it is not the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, who denies the Father and the Son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/10-3.htm">Psalm 10:3-4</a></span><br />For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD. / In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/4-1.htm">1 Timothy 4:1-2</a></span><br />Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons, / influenced by the hypocrisy of liars, whose consciences are seared with a hot iron.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-29.htm">Jeremiah 50:29</a></span><br />Summon the archers against Babylon, all who string the bow. Encamp all around her; let no one escape. Repay her according to her deeds; do to her as she has done. For she has defied the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/5-43.htm">John 5:43</a></span><br />I have come in My Father’s name, and you have not received Me; but if someone else comes in his own name, you will receive him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-12.htm">Isaiah 10:12-13</a></span><br />So when the Lord has completed all His work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, He will say, “I will punish the king of Assyria for the fruit of his arrogant heart and the proud look in his eyes. / For he says: ‘By the strength of my hand I have done this, and by my wisdom, for I am clever. I have removed the boundaries of nations and plundered their treasures; like a mighty one I subdued their rulers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/13-8.htm">Revelation 13:8</a></span><br />And all who dwell on the earth will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written from the foundation of the world in the Book of Life belonging to the Lamb who was slain.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.</p><p class="hdg">the desire.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/3-16.htm">Genesis 3:16</a></b></br> Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire <i>shall be</i> to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/5-21.htm">Deuteronomy 5:21</a></b></br> Neither shalt thou desire thy neighbour's wife, neither shalt thou covet thy neighbour's house, his field, or his manservant, or his maidservant, his ox, or his ass, or any <i>thing</i> that <i>is</i> thy neighbour's.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/21-11.htm">Deuteronomy 21:11</a></b></br> And seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and hast a desire unto her, that thou wouldest have her to thy wife;</p><p class="hdg">regard.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/3-5.htm">Genesis 3:5</a></b></br> For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/14-13.htm">Isaiah 14:13</a></b></br> For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_thessalonians/2-4.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:4</a></b></br> Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/daniel/10-19.htm">Beloved</a> <a href="/daniel/8-15.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/daniel/10-19.htm">Desired</a> <a href="/daniel/11-36.htm">Exalt</a> <a href="/daniel/11-24.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/daniel/11-36.htm">Gods</a> <a href="/daniel/10-11.htm">Heed</a> <a href="/daniel/11-12.htm">High</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-21.htm">Magnifieth</a> <a href="/daniel/11-36.htm">Magnify</a> <a href="/daniel/11-30.htm">Regard</a> <a href="/daniel/9-14.htm">Respect</a> <a href="/daniel/11-32.htm">Show</a> <a href="/daniel/11-17.htm">Women</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/hosea/3-1.htm">Beloved</a> <a href="/hosea/4-8.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/daniel/11-38.htm">Desired</a> <a href="/hosea/11-7.htm">Exalt</a> <a href="/daniel/11-38.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/hosea/3-1.htm">Gods</a> <a href="/hosea/4-10.htm">Heed</a> <a href="/daniel/11-39.htm">High</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-23.htm">Magnifieth</a> <a href="/daniel/11-39.htm">Magnify</a> <a href="/hosea/14-8.htm">Regard</a> <a href="/malachi/1-6.htm">Respect</a> <a href="/hosea/1-7.htm">Show</a> <a href="/hosea/4-14.htm">Women</a><div class="vheading2">Daniel 11</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/daniel/11-1.htm">The overthrow of Persia by the king of Grecia.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/daniel/11-5.htm">Leagues and conflicts between the kings of the south and of the north.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/daniel/11-30.htm">The invasion and tyranny of the Romans.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Historically, this could refer to a ruler or leader who abandons the deities worshiped by his ancestors, which was a radical move in ancient cultures where continuity of worship was common. In the context of Daniel, this is often interpreted as a prophecy about a future ruler who will reject the established religious norms. This can be connected to the broader theme in Daniel of rulers who defy God, such as Nebuchadnezzar and Belshazzar, who both faced consequences for their pride and idolatry.<p><b>nor for the one desired by women</b><br>This phrase has been subject to various interpretations. Some suggest it refers to a specific deity, possibly Tammuz or Adonis, who was associated with fertility and was particularly revered by women in ancient Near Eastern cultures. Others interpret it as a reference to the Messiah, whom Jewish women desired to be the mother of, thus indicating a rejection of the messianic hope. This aligns with the broader biblical theme of the Antichrist figure who opposes Christ and His followers.<p><b>nor for any other god</b><br>This indicates a total rejection of all forms of deity, suggesting an atheistic or self-deifying stance. In the historical context of Daniel, this could be seen as a ruler who places himself above all religious systems, similar to the actions of Antiochus IV Epiphanes, who desecrated the Jewish temple. This behavior is echoed in the New Testament's depiction of the Antichrist, who exalts himself above all that is called God (<a href="/2_thessalonians/2-4.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:4</a>).<p><b>because he will magnify himself above them all</b><br>This phrase highlights the pride and self-exaltation of the figure in question, a common theme in biblical prophecy concerning end-times rulers. This self-magnification is reminiscent of Lucifer's fall due to pride (<a href="/isaiah/14-12.htm">Isaiah 14:12-14</a>) and is a direct challenge to the sovereignty of God. In the context of Daniel, it serves as a warning against the dangers of hubris and the ultimate downfall that comes from setting oneself above God, a theme that resonates throughout Scripture, including the accounts of the Tower of Babel and the pride of Herod Agrippa.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_king.htm">The King</a></b><br>This passage refers to a king who is characterized by his arrogance and self-exaltation. He is often interpreted as a type of antichrist figure, representing ultimate rebellion against God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/gods_of_his_fathers.htm">Gods of his fathers</a></b><br>This phrase suggests the traditional deities or religious practices of the king's ancestors, which he disregards.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/d/desire_of_women.htm">Desire of women</a></b><br>This could refer to a cultural or religious expectation, possibly linked to the Messiah, whom Jewish women desired to bear, or it could indicate a general disregard for natural affections and relationships.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/self-exaltation.htm">Self-exaltation</a></b><br>The king's primary characteristic is his pride and self-glorification, placing himself above all divine authority.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/e/end_times_context.htm">End Times Context</a></b><br>This passage is often viewed within the broader eschatological framework of Daniel, pointing to events in the end times.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_pride_and_self-exaltation.htm">Understanding Pride and Self-Exaltation</a></b><br>Pride is a root sin that leads to rebellion against God. Believers are called to humility, recognizing God's sovereignty and authority.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/disregard_for_tradition_and_faith.htm">Disregard for Tradition and Faith</a></b><br>The king's rejection of the "gods of his fathers" can be seen as a warning against abandoning foundational truths and faith traditions for self-serving ideologies.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_affections_and_desires.htm">The Role of Affections and Desires</a></b><br>The phrase "desire of women" can remind us of the importance of natural affections and relationships, which should not be neglected or disdained.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/eschatological_awareness.htm">Eschatological Awareness</a></b><br>Understanding the characteristics of the antichrist figure helps believers remain vigilant and discerning in the face of spiritual deception.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/m/magnifying_god_above_all.htm">Magnifying God Above All</a></b><br>In contrast to the king's self-exaltation, Christians are called to magnify God above all, living lives that reflect His glory and authority.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_daniel_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Daniel 11</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_finding_a_wife_a_good_thing.htm">Is the Antichrist's sexual orientation homosexual?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_knows_the_son_except_the_father.htm">Is woman the glory of man?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_the_antichrist_gay.htm">Is the Antichrist's sexual orientation homosexual?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_holds_the_title_king_of_the_north.htm">Who holds the title King of the North?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/daniel/11.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(37) <span class= "bld">Neither shall they.--</span>A further description is now given of the godlessness of this king, but the people of Israel are no longer mentioned in their relation to him. The northern king appears twice again in Palestine (<a href="/daniel/11-41.htm" title="He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon.">Daniel 11:41</a>; <a href="/daniel/11-45.htm" title="And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.">Daniel 11:45</a>), and apparently dies there. He discards his hereditary religion, he has no regard to that natural affection which women look upon as most desirable, but exalts himself over all.<p><span class= "bld">Desire of women.</span>--The language used by Isaiah (<a href="/isaiah/44-9.htm" title="They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed.">Isaiah 44:9</a>), "delectable things," has led some commentators to think that an idol is here intended. It has been stated that the allusion is to the Asiatic goddess of nature, Mylitta, who, again, has been identified with the "queen of heaven" (<a href="/jeremiah/7-18.htm" title="The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings to other gods, that they may provoke me to anger.">Jeremiah 7:18</a>, where see Notes). The context, however, leads us rather to think of human affection, or some other thing highly prized by women, for the words "neither shall he regard any god" would be unmeaning if a god were designated by "the desire of women." It should be remembered that according to Polybius xxvi. 10, sec. 11, Antiochus exceeded all kings in the sacrifices which he offered at the gates, and in the honours which he paid to the gods.<p><span class= "bld">In his estate--</span><span class= "ital">i.e.</span>, in the place of the God whom he has rejected, he will worship the "god of forces." There is no reason for taking this to be a proper name, as is done by the Syriac translator and Theodotion. It can only mean "fortresses" (see margin), so that the whole religion of this king is the taking of fortresses. To him war is everything, and to war everything else must give way. To war, as if it were a god, he does honour with all his wealth.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/daniel/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 37.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Neither</span> <span class="cmt_word">shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all</span>. The Septuagint rendering is, "And to the gods of his fathers he will not have respect, and to the desire of women he will not have respect, because in everything he shall be exalted, and by him strong nations shall be subdued." The last clause belongs really to the next verse, of the first clause of which it is a variant reading. Theodotion is nearly identical in sense with this, "And no god of his fathers will he regard (<span class="greek">συνήσει</span>) and a desire of women." "This clause stands thus incomplete, as if the translator would have finished it with (<span class="greek">αὐτῷ</span>) "to him" - "he regards no god, because over all he is exalted." The Peshitta rendering is, "And to the god of his fathers he shall not have regard; nor to the desire of women, nor any god, will he have respect; but over all he shall exalt himself." It is to be noted that the Peshitta renders as does the English Version, and has the singular, "the <span class="accented">God</span> of his fathers," not as the Greek versions, "the gods of his." The Hebrew might be either. The Vulgate agrees here with the Syriac. <span class="accented">Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers.</span> Antiochus is looked upon, not as a man of Macedonian or Greek descent, but as a Syrian, and certainly he had no reverence for the ancient gods of Syria. His opposition to the theocracy and to the worship of Jehovah was but a portion of a wide policy, the object of which was the abolition of all local cults. <span class="accented">The desire of women.</span> It might mean that he was not lustful; but there is no evidence that, like Charles XII., he was abstinent. On the ether hand, he never neglected war for luxury, as did some of the Hellenic kings. Moreover, it is almost imperative that it be an object of worship that is here referred to. Taking "the desire of women" as an object of worship, there is an interpretation which has come down to us from Ephrem Syrus and Jerome, that Beltis or Nanaea is here referred to; and the fact that in an attempt to plunder the temple of this goddess, in Elymais, Antiochus lost his life, supports this view. The worship is said to have been very lascivious. On the other hand, it was a worship that would not naturally be prominent to a Palestinian Jew. The suggestion of Ewald, that it was the worship of Adonis or Tammuz which Antiochus despised, is more likely to be meant here. <span class="accented">For he shall magnify himself above all.</span> Claiming the right of annulling worship, and taking the sacred utensils from the temple treasures, he allowed himself to be addressed by the Samaritans as a god. Antiochus was probably utterly without faith in the Divine; worship was merely policy. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/daniel/11-37.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">He will show no regard</span><br /><span class="heb">יָבִ֔ין</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḇîn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_995.htm">Strong's 995: </a> </span><span class="str2">To separate mentally, understand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעַל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the gods</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהֵ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of his fathers,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲבֹתָיו֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḇō·ṯāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">nor for the one desired</span><br /><span class="heb">חֶמְדַּ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(ḥem·daṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">Desire, delight</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by women,</span><br /><span class="heb">נָשִׁ֛ים</span> <span class="translit">(nā·šîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> </span><span class="str2">Woman, wife, female</span><br /><br /><span class="word">nor for</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעַל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">any</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">other god,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱל֖וֹהַּ</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·w·ah)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_433.htm">Strong's 433: </a> </span><span class="str2">God -- a deity, the Deity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">because</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he will magnify</span><br /><span class="heb">יִתְגַּדָּֽל׃</span> <span class="translit">(yiṯ·gad·dāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1431.htm">Strong's 1431: </a> </span><span class="str2">To grow up, become great</span><br /><br /><span class="word">himself above</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעַֽל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[them] all.</span><br /><span class="heb">כֹּ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(kōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/daniel/11-37.htm">Daniel 11:37 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/daniel/11-37.htm">Daniel 11:37 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/daniel/11-37.htm">Daniel 11:37 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/daniel/11-37.htm">Daniel 11:37 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/daniel/11-37.htm">Daniel 11:37 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/daniel/11-37.htm">Daniel 11:37 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/daniel/11-37.htm">Daniel 11:37 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/daniel/11-37.htm">Daniel 11:37 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/daniel/11-37.htm">Daniel 11:37 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/daniel/11-37.htm">Daniel 11:37 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/daniel/11-37.htm">OT Prophets: Daniel 11:37 Neither shall he regard the gods (Dan. 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