“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.”
Instead, he will honor the god of fortresses; a god unknown to his fathers he will honor with gold and silver, with precious stones and costly gifts—prophesying that Antiochus IV will worship and honor military power and human strength personified as divinity, investing resources in what represents the apotheosis of human capability. The "god of fortresses" represents warfare itself elevated to divine status. His substitution of military power for traditional deities emphasizes materialistic apotheosis.
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