John Gill Commentary Daniel 11:37

"Neither shall he regard the gods of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god; for he shall magnify himself above all." — Daniel 11:37 (ASV)

Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers
Of the apostles of Christ, from whom he pretends to descend, and whose successor he would be thought to be: now their God was the Lord Jesus Christ, whom they worshipped and adored, believed in, embraced, professed, and preached; but whom antichrist disregards, though he would be thought to be his vicar on earth; yet slights him, yes, opposes and acts contrary to him, in his offices of Prophet, Priest, and King, and therefore is rightly called antichrist: nor the desire of women ;
or "wives" ^F16 ; not desirous of having wives, or enjoying women in lawful marriage; but forbidding his priests to marry, as is notoriously a tenet of antichrist, and foretold by the apostle, in agreement to this prophecy, (1 Timothy 4:3) , otherwise, none more lustful or desirous of women in an unlawful way than the Romish priests: nor regard any god ;
either the true God, and his laws, or any god in a metaphorical sense, any king or potentate on earth; showing no respect to any authority, or to any laws, divine or human: for he shall magnify himself above all ;
above all gods, real or nominal, as in (2 Thessalonians 2:4) .

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FOOTNOTES:

• F16: (Myvn) "conjuges", Gejerus.