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Da 11:38 Strong Concordance But in his estate [03653] shall he honour [03513] the God [0433] of forces [04581]: and a god [0433] whom his fathers [01] knew [03045] not shall he honour [03513] with gold [02091], and silver [03701], and with precious [03368] stones [068], and pleasant things [02532].
  King James 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.

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
God of forces--probably Jupiter Capitolinus, to whom Antiochus began to erect a temple at Antioch [LIVY, 41.20]. Translate, "He shall honor the god of fortresses on his basis," that is, the base of the statue. NEWTON translates, "And the god 'Mahuzzim' (guardians, that is, saints adored as 'protectors' in the Greek and Roman churches) shall he honor."

honour with gold, &c.--Compare Rev 17:4 as to Antiochus' antitype, Antichrist.
 
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4 And [2532] the woman [1135] was [2258] arrayed [4016] in purple [4209] and [2532] scarlet colour [2847], and [2532] decked [5558] with gold [5557] and [2532] precious [5093] stones [3037] and [2532] pearls [3135], having [2192] a golden [5552] cup [4221] in [1722] her [846] hand [5495] full of [1073] abominations [946] and [2532] filthiness [168] of her [846] fornication [4202]:
16 And upon all the ships [0591] of Tarshish [08659], and upon all pleasant [02532] pictures [07914].
2 And now will I shew [05046] thee the truth [0571]. Behold, there shall stand up [05975] yet three [07969] kings [04428] in Persia [06539]; and the fourth [07243] shall be far [06239] richer [06238] than they all [01419]: and by his strength [02393] through his riches [06239] he shall stir up [05782] all against the realm [04438] of Grecia [03120].
20 Then shall stand up [05975] in his estate [03653] a raiser [05674] of taxes [05065] in the glory [01925] of the kingdom [04438]: but within few [0259] days [03117] he shall be destroyed [07665], neither in anger [0639], nor in battle [04421].
21 And in his estate [03653] shall stand up [05975] a vile person [0959], to whom they shall not give [05414] the honour [01935] of the kingdom [04438]: but he shall come [0935] in peaceably [07962], and obtain [02388] the kingdom [04438] by flatteries [02519].
21 And in his estate [03653] shall stand up [05975] a vile person [0959], to whom they shall not give [05414] the honour [01935] of the kingdom [04438]: but he shall come [0935] in peaceably [07962], and obtain [02388] the kingdom [04438] by flatteries [02519].
20 Then shall stand up [05975] in his estate [03653] a raiser [05674] of taxes [05065] in the glory [01925] of the kingdom [04438]: but within few [0259] days [03117] he shall be destroyed [07665], neither in anger [0639], nor in battle [04421].
7 But out of a branch [05342] of her roots [08328] shall one stand up [05975] in his estate [03653], which shall come [0935] with an army [02428], and shall enter [0935] into the fortress [04581] of the king [04428] of the north [06828], and shall deal [06213] against them, and shall prevail [02388]: