daniel 11:39 Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for gain.

daniel 11:39 "And he will take action against the strongest of fortresses with [the help of] a foreign god; he will give great honor to those who acknowledge [him], and he will cause them to rule over the many, and will parcel out land for a price.

39. NEWTON translates, "to be defenders of Mahuzzim (the monks and priests who uphold saint worship), together with the strange god whom he shall acknowledge, he shall multiply honor." English Version is better: He shall do (exploits) in the most strongholds (that is, shall succeed against them) with a strange god (under the auspices of a god which he worshipped not before, namely, Jupiter Capitolinus, whose worship he imported into his empire from Rome). Antiochus succeeded against Jerusalem, Sidon, Pelusium, Memphis.
cause them--Antiochus "caused" his followers and the apostates "to rule over many" Jews, having "divided their land" (Judea), "for gain" (that is, as a reward for their compliance).

daniel 11:39 "And he will take action against the strongest of fortresses with [the help of] a foreign god; he will give great honor to those who acknowledge [him], and he will cause them to rule over the many, and will parcel out land for a price.

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