Charles Ellicott Commentary Daniel 11:39

"And he shall deal with the strongest fortresses by the help of a foreign god: whosoever acknowledgeth [him] he will increase with glory; and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for a price." — Daniel 11:39 (ASV)

(39). A strange god. —By this help he carries out his schemes, and all who acknowledge him are rewarded. (Revelation 13:16–17.)

Divide the land. —This is evidently done as a reward offered to those who join his ranks. No such conduct of Antiochus is recorded. Bribery, however, was not an unusual mode of persuasion adopted by him. (See 1 Maccabees 2:18; 1 Maccabees 3:30.)