21 In his place shall stand up a contemptible person, to whom they had not given the honor of the kingdom: but he shall come in time of security, and shall obtain the kingdom by flatteries.
in his place shall arise a vile person – Antiochus IV Epiphanes, whose name actually means “god incarnate” – Zuess incarnate, is the one who shall be described in detail.
to whom they will not give the honour of royalty – Antiochus IV Epiphanes was the younger son of Antiochus the Great. The older son was Seleucus IV, and his legimate heir was Demetrius I Soter, who was still a hostage in Rome. Antiochus IV Epiphanes seized the throne with the help of King Eumenes II of Pergamum, and proclaimed himself co-regent with another son of Seleucus, an infant named Antiochus, whom he murdered a few years later.
but shall come peaceably and seize the kingdom by intrigue – as described above.