Common misinterpretations twist 'nor the desire of women' to imply the king's homosexuality, celibacy, or misogyny, ignoring its likely reference to contempt for popular female-associated gods like Tammuz or Adonis; others limit the verse exclusively to Antiochus IV Epiphanes as a complete historical fulfillment, overlooking prophetic patterns pointing to an end-times Antichrist, or conversely speculate wildly on contemporary figures without regard for the chapter's geopolitical context.
Daniel 11:37
King James Version (1769)
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.
Daniel 11:37 prophesies a willful king who utterly rejects the God of his fathers, disdains the desires typically cherished by women—possibly fertility cults or family continuity—and exalts himself supremely above all deities, illustrating profound hubris and opposition to divine order in the escalating conflicts between northern and southern powers leading toward eschatological events.