Daniel 11:37 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bible Comments

Daniel 11:37. the gods of his fathers: Antiochus abandoned his own national cult for the worship of the Greek deities. the desire of women: the context shows that the phrase must refer to some deity, probably to the Phœ nician god, Tammuz (pp. 631f. Ezekiel 8:14 *), whose worship was extremely popular in Syria (see Milton, Paradise Lost, i. 446ff.).

Daniel 11:37

37 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.