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37 He will not pay respect to the gods of his ancestors,[a] or to the darling of women, and not to any god will he pay respect, for he will consider himself great over all gods. 38 But instead[b] he will honor the god of fortresses, a god whom his ancestors[c] did not know. He will honor him with gold, and with silver, and with precious stones[d] and with costly gifts. 39 And he will deal with the fortified strongholds[e] with the help of a foreign god;[f] and he will increase wealth for whoever will acknowledge him, and he will cause them to rule[g] over the many, and he will distribute land for a price.

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 11:37 Or “fathers”
  2. Daniel 11:38 Literally “in his place”
  3. Daniel 11:38 Or “fathers”
  4. Daniel 11:38 Hebrew “precious stone”
  5. Daniel 11:39 Literally “the fortifications of strongholds”
  6. Daniel 11:39 Literally “the god of a foreign land”
  7. Daniel 11:39 Or “appoint”