The self-exalting king

36And the king will do as he pleases. He will exalt himself and magnify himself above every god, and against the God of gods he will speak astonishing things. And he will prosper until the indignation is finished, for what has been decreed will be done.

37He will show no regard for the gods of his fathers, or for the desire of women, or for any god, because he will magnify himself above all.

38Instead, he will honor a god of fortresses in his place; he will honor a god whom his fathers did not know with gold, silver, precious stones, and desirable things.

39And he will act against the strongest fortresses with a foreign god. Those whom he acknowledges, he will increase with honor, and he will make them rule over many, and he will divide land for a price.