But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.
Ver. 38. But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces.] Or, As for the Almighty God, in his seat he shall honour, yea, he shall honour a god whom his fathers knew not, &c.; that is, in God's holy temple at Jerusalem Antiochus shall set up Jupiter Olympius, who was none of the dii Syri; for the Syrians worshipped Apollo, Diana, Atargatis, as Strabo a testifieth. See 2Ma 6:2 .
Shall he honour.] This doubling of the word seemeth to show the angel's indignation at the indignity of the fact. See the like Genesis 49:4 .
a Geog., lib. xvi.