NASB — Daniel 3 — KJV

The King’s Golden Image

1 Nebuchadnezzar° the king° made° an aimage° of gold°, the height° of which [was] sixty° Icubits° [and] its width° six° Icubits°; he set° it up on the plain° of Dura° in the bprovince° of Babylon°. 2 Then Nebuchadnezzar° the king° sent° [word] to assemble° the asatraps°, the prefects° and the governors°, the counselors°, the treasurers°, the judges°, the magistrates° and all° the rulers° of the provinces° to come° to the dedication° of the image° that Nebuchadnezzar° the king° had set° up. 3 Then° the satraps°, the prefects° and the governors°, the counselors°, the treasurers°, the judges°, the magistrates° and all° the rulers° of the provinces° were assembled° for the dedication° of the image° that Nebuchadnezzar° the king° had set° up; and they stood° before° the image° that Nebuchadnezzar° had set° up. 4 Then the herald° loudly° proclaimed°: “To you Ithe command° is given°, aO peoples°, nations° and [men of every] IIlanguage°, 5 that at the moment° you ahear° the sound° of the horn°, flute°, Ilyre°, IItrigon°, IIIpsaltery°, bagpipe° and all° kinds° of music°, you are to fall° down° and worship° the golden° image° that Nebuchadnezzar° the king° has set° up. 6 But whoever° does not fall° down° and worship° shall Iimmediately° be acast° into the midst° of a bfurnace° of blazing° fire°.” 7 Therefore°°° at that time°, when° all° the peoples° heard° the sound° of the horn°, flute°, Ilyre°, trigon°, psaltery°, bagpipe° and all° kinds° of music°, all° the peoples°, nations° and [men of every] IIlanguage° fell° down° [and] worshiped° the golden° image° that Nebuchadnezzar° the king° had set° up.

[1] II.e. One cubit equals approx 18 in. a1K 12:28; Is 46:6; Jr 16:20; Dn 2:31; Ho 2:8; 8:4; Hab 2:19 bDn 2:48; 3:30
[2] aDn 3:3, 27; 6:1-7
[4] ILit they command IILit tongue aDn 3:7; 4:1; 6:25
[5] IOr zither III.e. triangular lyre IIIOr a type of harp aDn 3:7, 10, 15
[6] IOr in the same hour aDn 3:11, 15, 21; 6:7 bJr 29:22; Ezk 22:18-22; Mt 13:42, 50; Rv 9:2; 14:11
[7] IV 5, notes 1, 2, 3 IILit tongue

Worship of the Image Refused

8 ¶ For this° reason°° at that time° certain° aChaldeans° came° forward° and Ibbrought° charges° against° the Jews°. 9 They responded° and said° to Nebuchadnezzar° the king°: “aO king°, live° forever°! 10 You, O king°, have amade° a decree° that every° man° who° hears° the sound° of the horn°, flute°, Ilyre°, trigon°, psaltery°, and bagpipe° and all° kinds° of music°, is to bfall° down° and worship° the golden° image°. 11 But whoever° does not fall° down° and worship° shall be cast° into the midst° of a furnace° of blazing° fire°. 12 There° are certain° Jews° whom° you have aappointed° over° the administration° of the province° of Babylon°, [namely] Shadrach°, Meshach° and Abed-nego°. These° men°, O king°, have disregarded°°°° you; they do not serve° your gods° or worship° the golden° image° which° you have set° up.”

[8] ILit ate the pieces of aDn 2:2, 10; 4:7 bEzr 4:12-16; Es 3:8, 9; Dn 6:12, 13
[9] aDn 2:4; 5:10; 6:6, 21
[10] IV 5, notes 1, 2, 3 aEs 3:12-14; Dn 3:4-6; 6:12 bDn 3:5, 7, 15
[12] aDn 2:49

13 ¶ Then° Nebuchadnezzar° in arage° and anger° gave° orders° to bring° Shadrach°, Meshach° and Abed-nego°; then° these° men° were brought° before° the king°. 14 Nebuchadnezzar° responded° and said° to them, “Is it true°, Shadrach°, Meshach° and Abed-nego°, that you do° not serve° amy gods° or worship° the golden° image° that I have set° up? 15 Now° if° you are ready°, aat the moment° you hear° the sound° of the horn°, flute°, Ilyre°, trigon°, psaltery° and bagpipe° and all° kinds° of music°, to fall° down° and worship° the image° that I have made°, [very well]. But if° you do not worship°, you will IIimmediately° be bcast° into the midst° of a furnace° of blazing° fire°; and cwhat° god° is there who° can deliver° you out of my hands°?”

[13] aDn 2:12; 3:19
[14] aIs 46:1; Jr 50:2; Dn 3:1; 4:8
[15] IV 5, notes 1, 2, 3 IIOr in the same hour aDn 3:5 bDn 3:6 cEx 5:2; Is 36:18-20; Dn 2:47

16aShadrach°, Meshach° and Abed-nego° replied° to the king°, “O Nebuchadnezzar°, we do not need° to give° you an answer° concerning° this° matter°. 17 IIf° it be [so], our aGod° whom° we serve° is able° to deliver° us from the furnace° of blazing° fire°; IIand bHe will deliver° us out of your hand°, O king°. 18 aBut [even] if° [He does] not, blet it be known° to you, O king°, that we are not going to serve° your gods° or worship° the golden° image° that you have set° up.”

[16] aDn 1:7; 3:12
[17] IOr If our God...is able IIOr then aJb 5:19; Ps 27:1, 2; Is 26:3, 4; Jr 1:8; 15:20, 21 b1S 17:37; Mi 7:7; 2Co 1:10
[18] aJsh 24:15; 1K 19:14, 18; Is 51:12, 13; Dn 3:28 bHe 11:25

Daniel’s Friends Protected

19 ¶ Then° Nebuchadnezzar° was filled° with awrath°, and his facial° expression° was altered° toward° Shadrach°, Meshach° and Abed-nego°. He answered° Iby giving° orders° to heat° the furnace° seven° times° more° than°° it was usually° heated°. 20 He commanded° certain° valiant° warriors° who° [were] in his army° to tie° up Shadrach°, Meshach° and Abed-nego° in order to cast° [them] into the furnace° of blazing° fire°. 21 Then° these° men° were tied° up in their Iatrousers°, their IIcoats°, their caps° and their [other] clothes°, and were cast° into the midst° of the furnace° of blazing° fire°. 22 For this° reason°°, because°° the king’s° Icommand° [was] IIaurgent° and the furnace° had been made° extremely° hot°, the flame° of the fire° slew° those° men° who° carried° up Shadrach°, Meshach° and Abed-nego°. 23 But these° three° men°, Shadrach°, Meshach° and Abed-nego°, afell° into the midst° of the furnace° of blazing° fire° [still] tied° up.

[19] ILit and ordered to aEs 7:7; Dn 3:13
[21] IOr leggings IIOr cloaks aDn 3:27
[22] ILit word IIOr harsh aEx 12:33; Dn 2:15
[23] aIs 43:2

24 ¶ Then° Nebuchadnezzar° the king° was astounded° and stood° up in haste°; he said° to his high° officials°, “Was it not three° men° we cast° bound° into the midst° of the fire°?” They replied° to the king°, “Certainly°, O king°.” 25 He said°, “Look°! I see° four° men° loosed° [and] awalking° [about] in the midst° of the fire° Iwithout° harm°, and the appearance° of the fourth° is like° a son° of [the] bgods°!” 26 Then° Nebuchadnezzar° came° near° to the door° of the furnace° of blazing° fire°; he responded° and said°, “Shadrach°, Meshach° and Abed-nego°, come° out, you servants° of the aMost° High° God°, and come° here°!” Then° Shadrach°, Meshach° and Abed-nego° bcame° out of the midst° of the fire°. 27 The asatraps°, the prefects°, the governors° and the king’s° high° officials° gathered° around° [and] saw° in regard to these° men° that the bfire° had° no° Ieffect° on IIthe bodies° of these men nor° was the hair° of their head° singed°, nor° were their IIIctrousers° IVdamaged°, nor° had the smell° of fire° [even] come° upon them.

[25] ILit there is no injury in them aPs 91:3-9; Is 43:2 bJr 1:8, 19; 15:21
[26] aDn 3:17; 4:2 bDt 4:20; 1K 8:51; Jr 11:4
[27] ILit power over IILit their IIIOr cloaks IVLit changed aDn 3:2, 3 bIs 43:2; He 11:34 cDn 3:21

28 ¶ Nebuchadnezzar° responded° and said°, “Blessed° be the aGod° of Shadrach°, Meshach° and Abed-nego°, who° has bsent° His angel° and delivered° His servants° who° put° their ctrust° in Him, Iviolating° the king’s° command°, and yielded° up their bodies° so° as dnot to serve° or worship° any° god° except° their own God°. 29 Therefore I amake° a decree° that any° people°, nation° or tongue° that speaks° anything offensive° against° the God° of bShadrach°, Meshach° and Abed-nego° shall be torn° limb° from limb and their chouses° reduced° to a rubbish° heap°, inasmuch°°° as there° is dno° other° god° who° is able° to deliver° in this° way.” 30 Then° the king° acaused Shadrach°, Meshach° and Abed-nego° to prosper° in the province° of Babylon°.

[28] ILit and changed the king’s word aDn 2:47; 3:15-17 bPs 34:7, 8; Is 37:36; Dn 3:25; 6:22; Ac 5:19; 12:7 cPs 22:4, 5; 40:4; 84:12; Is 12:2; 26:3, 4; 50:10; Jr 17:7 dDn 3:16-18
[29] aDn 6:26 bDn 1:7, 19; 2:17, 49; 3:12 cEzr 6:11; Dn 2:5 dDn 2:47; 3:15
[30] aDn 2:49; 3:12


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Nebuchadnezzar dedicateth a golden image in Dura.

1 ¶ Nebuchadnezzarº the kingº madeºª an imageº of² gold,º whose heightº [was] threescoreº cubits,º [and] the breadthº thereof sixº cubits:º he set it upºª in the plainº of Dura,º in the provinceº of Babylon.º 2 Then Nebuchadnezzarº the kingº sentºª to gather togetherºª the princes,º the governors,º and the captains,º the judges,º the treasurers,º the counsellors,º the sheriffs,º and allº the rulersº of the provinces,º to comeºª to the dedicationº of the imageº which² Nebuchadnezzarº the kingº had set up.ºª 3 Thenº the princes,º the governors,º and captains,º the judges,º the treasurers,º the counsellors,º the sheriffs,º and allº the rulersº of the provinces,º were gathered togetherºª unto the dedicationº of the imageº that² Nebuchadnezzarº the kingº had set up;ºª and they stoodºª beforeº the imageº that² Nebuchadnezzarº had set up.ºª 4 Then an heraldº criedºª aloud,º To you it is commanded,ºª O people,º nations,º and languages,º 5 [That] at what² timeº ye hearºª the soundº of the cornet,º flute,º harp,ºª sackbut,º psaltery,º dulcimer,º and allº kindsº of musick,º ye fall downºª and worshipºª the goldenº imageº that² Nebuchadnezzarº the kingº hath set up:ºª 6 And whosoº² falleth¹ª not¹ downºª² and worshippethºª shall the same hourº be castºª into the midstº of a burningºª fieryº furnace.º 7 Thereforeºº² at that time,º whenº allº the peopleº heardºª the soundº of the cornet,º flute,º harp,ºª sackbut,º psaltery,º and allº kindsº of musick,º allº the people,º the nations,º and the languages,º fell downºª [and] worshippedºª the goldenº imageº that² Nebuchadnezzarº the kingº had set up.ºª

[1] Ex 20:23; 32:2, 31; Dt 7:25; Jg 8:26; 1K 12:28; 2K 19:17; Es 1:1; Ps 115:4; 135:15; Is 2:20; 30:22; 40:19; 46:6; Jr 10:9; 16:20; Dn 2:31, 48; 3:30; 5:23; Ho 8:4; Hab 2:19; Ac 17:29; 19:26; Rv 9:20.
[2] Ex 32:4; Nu 25:2; Jg 16:23; 1K 12:32; Pv 29:12; Rv 17:2.
[3] Ezr 7:21; Es 3:12, 13; Ps 82:1; Ac 19:34; Ro 1:21; 3:11; 1Co 1:24; Rv 13:13; 17:13, 17.
[4] Es 8:9; Pv 9:13; Is 40:9; 58:1; Dn 4:1, 14; 6:25; Ho 5:11; Mi 6:16.
[5] Dn 3:10, 15.
[6] Gn 19:28; Ex 20:5; Is 44:17; Jr 29:22; Ezk 22:18; Dn 2:5, 12; 3:11, 15; Mt 4:9; 13:42, 50; Mk 6:27; Rv 9:2; 13:15; 14:11.
[7] Jr 51:7; Dn 3:10; Ac 14:16; 1Jn 5:19; Rv 12:9; 13:3, 8, 14; 17:8; 19:20.

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego are accused for not worshipping the image.

8 ¶ Whereforeºº² at that¹ timeº certainº Chaldeansº came near,ºª and accusedººª the Jews.º² 9 They spakeºª and saidºª to the kingº Nebuchadnezzar,º O king,º liveºª for ever.º 10 Thou,º O king,º hast madeºª a decree,º that² everyº manº that² shall hearºª the soundº of the cornet,º flute,º harp,ºª sackbut,º psaltery,º and dulcimer,ºª and allº kindsº of musick,º shall fall downºª and worshipºª the goldenº image:º 11 And whosoº² falleth¹ª not¹ downºª² and worshippeth,ºª [that] he should be castºª into the midstº of a burningºª fieryº furnace.º 12 There areº certainº Jewsº whom¹² thou hast setºª overº the affairsº of the provinceº of Babylon,º Shadrach,º Meshach,º and Abednego;º theseº men,º O king,º have¹ª notº regardedº²² thee:¹ they serveºª notº thy gods,º norº worshipºª the goldenº imageº which² thou hast set up.ºª

[8] Ezr 4:12; Es 3:6, 8; Dn 6:12; Ac 16:20; 17:6; 28:22; 1P 4:3.
[9] Dn 2:4; 3:4; 5:10; 6:6, 21; Ro 13:7.
[10] Ex 1:16, 22; 15:20; 32:18; 1Ch 15:16, 28; 16:5; 25:1; 2Ch 29:25; Es 3:12; Ps 81:1; 92:1; 94:20; 149:3; 150:3; Ec 3:16; Is 10:1; Dn 3:4; 6:12; Am 6:5; Jn 11:57; Rv 13:16.
[12] 1S 18:7; Es 3:8; Pv 27:4; Ec 4:4; Dn 2:49; 6:13; Ac 5:28; 17:7.

They, being threatened, make a good confession.

13 ¶ Thenº Nebuchadnezzarº in [his] rageº and furyº commandedºª to bringºª Shadrach,º Meshach,º and Abednego.º Thenº they broughtºª theseº menº beforeº the king.º 14 Nebuchadnezzarº spakeºª and saidºª unto them, [Is it] true,º O Shadrach,º Meshach,º and Abednego,º do² notº ye¹ serveºª my gods,º norº worshipºª the goldenº imageº which² I have set¹ª up?² 15 Nowº ifº ye beº readyº that² at what² timeº ye hearºª the soundº of the cornet,º flute,º harp,ºª sackbut,º psaltery,º and dulcimer,º and allº kindsº of musick,º ye fall downºª and worshipºª the imageº which² I have made;ºª [well]: but ifº ye worshipºª not,º ye shall be castºª the same hourº into the midstº of a burningºª fieryº furnace;º and whoº [is] that² Godº that² shall deliverºª you out ofº my hands?º 16 Shadrach,º Meshach,º and Abednego,º answeredºª and saidºª to the king,º O Nebuchadnezzar,º weº [are] notº carefulºª to answerºª thee inº thisº matter.º 17 Ifº it be² [so], our Godº whom² weº serveºª is¹ ableºª to deliverºª us fromº the burningºª fieryº furnace,º and¹ª he will deliverºª [us] out ofº thine hand,º O king.º 18 But ifº not,º be² it¹ª knownºª unto thee, O king,º that² we willº notº serveºª thy gods,º norº worshipºª the goldenº imageº which² thou hast set up.ºª

[13] Gn 4:5; 1S 20:30; Es 3:5; Pv 17:12; 27:3; 29:22; Dn 2:12; 3:19; Mt 10:18; Mk 13:9; Lk 6:11; 21:12; Ac 5:25; 24:24.
[14] Ex 21:13; Is 46:1; Jr 50:2; Dn 3:1; 4:8.
[15] Ex 5:2; 32:32; 2K 18:35; 2Ch 32:15; Is 36:20; 37:23; Dn 3:10, 17, 28; 6:16, 20; Mt 10:19; 27:43; Mk 13:11; Lk 4:7; 12:11; 13:9; 21:14; Ac 4:8, 19; 5:29; 6:15; 24:10.
[17] Gn 17:1; 18:14; 1S 17:37, 46; Jb 5:19; 34:29; Ps 18:10; 27:1; 62:1; 73:20; 115:3; 121:5; Is 12:2; 26:3; 54:14; Dn 4:35; 6:20, 27; Lk 1:37; Ac 20:24; 21:13; 27:20; Ro 8:31; He 7:25.
[18] Ex 20:3; Lv 19:4; Jb 13:15; Pv 28:1; Is 51:12; Mt 10:28, 32, 39; 16:2; Lk 12:3; Ac 4:10, 19; 5:29; Rv 2:10; 12:11.

God delivereth them out of the furnace.

19 ¶ Thenº was Nebuchadnezzarº fullºª of fury,º and the formº of his visageº was changedºª againstº Shadrach,º Meshach,º and Abednego:º [therefore] he spake,ºª and commandedºª that they should heatºª the furnaceº oneº seven timesº moreº thanº it was wontºª to be heated.ºª 20 And he commandedºª the most¹ mightyº² menº that² [were] in his armyº to bindºª Shadrach,º Meshach,º and Abednego,º [and] to castºª [them] into the burningºª fieryº furnace.º 21 Thenº theseº menº were boundºª in their coats,º their hosen,ºª and their hats,º and their [other] garments,º and were castºª into the midstº of the burningºª fieryº furnace.º 22 Thereforeºº² becauseº¹² the king'sº commandmentº was urgent,ºª and the furnaceº exceeding¹² hot,ºª the flameº of² the fireº slewºª thoseº menº¹ that² took upºª Shadrach,º Meshach,º and Abednego.º 23 And theseº threeº men,º Shadrach,º Meshach,º and Abednego,º fell downºª boundºª into the midstº of the burningºª fieryº furnace.º 24 Thenº Nebuchadnezzarº the kingº was astonied,ºª and rose upºª in haste,ºª [and] spake,ºª and saidºª unto his counsellors,º Did notº we castºª threeº menº boundºª into the midstº of the fire?º They answeredºª and saidºª unto the king,º True,º O king.º 25 He answeredºª and said,ºª Lo,º Iº seeºª fourº menº loose,ºª walkingºª in the midstº of the fire,º and they haveº noº hurt;º and the formº of² the fourthº is likeºª the Sonº of God.º

[19] Gn 4:5; 31:2; Ex 15:9; Lv 26:18, 21, 24, 28; 1K 18:33; 20:10; 2K 19:27; Ps 76:10; Pv 16:14; 21:24; 27:3; Is 51:23; Dn 3:13; 5:6; 6:24; Mt 27:63; Lk 12:4; Ac 5:33; 7:54.
[20] Dn 3:15; Ac 12:4; 16:23, 25.
[21] Dn 3:21.
[22] Ex 12:33; Pv 11:8; 21:18; Dn 6:24; Zc 12:2; Mt 27:5; Ac 12:19.
[23] Ps 34:19; 66:11; 124:1; Jr 38:6; Lm 3:52; Dn 6:16; 2Co 1:8; 4:17; 1P 4:12.
[24] 1S 17:55; Dn 3:2, 9, 17; 4:22, 27; 5:6, 18; 6:7, 22; Ac 5:23; 9:6; 12:13; 26:13, 27.
[25] Jb 1:6; 38:7; Ps 34:7; 91:3; Pv 30:4; Is 43:2; Dn 3:18, 28; Mk 16:18; Lk 1:35; Jn 19:7; Ac 28:5; Ro 1:4; 1P 3:13.

Nebuchadnezzar seeing the miracle blesseth God.

26 ¶ Thenº Nebuchadnezzarº came nearºª to the mouthº of the burningºª fieryº furnace,º [and] spake,ºª and said,ºª Shadrach,º Meshach,º and Abednego,º ye servantsº of² the most highº God,º come forth,ºª and comeºª [hither]. Thenº Shadrach,º Meshach,º and Abednego,º came forthºª ofº the midstº of the fire.º 27 And the princes,º governors,º and captains,º and the king'sº counsellors,º being gathered together,ºª sawºª theseº men,º upon whose² bodiesº the fireº had no¹ power,ºª² norº was an hairº of their headº singed,ºª neitherº were their coatsº changed,ºª norº the smellº of fireº had passedºª on them. 28 [Then] Nebuchadnezzarº spake,ºª and said,ºª Blessedºª [be] the Godº of² Shadrach,º Meshach,º and Abednego,º who² hath sentºª his angel,º and deliveredºª his servantsº that² trustedºª in² him,¹ and have changedºª the king'sº word,º and yieldedºª their bodies,º that² they might notº serveºª norº worshipºª anyº god,º exceptº their own God.º 29 Therefore I¹ makeºª² a decree,º That² everyº people,º nation,º and language,º which² speakºª any thing amissº¹ª againstº the Godº of² Shadrach,º Meshach,º and Abednego,º shall be cutºª in pieces,º and their housesº shall be madeºª a dunghill:º becauseºº² there isº noº otherº Godº that² canºª deliverºª after this¹ sort.² 30 Thenº the kingº promotedºª Shadrach,º Meshach,º and Abednego,º in the provinceº of Babylon.º

[26] Gn 14:18; Jsh 3:17; 4:10, 16; Ezr 5:11; Is 28:16; 52:12; Dn 2:47; 3:17; 6:20; Ac 16:17, 37; 27:23; Ga 1:10; Rv 19:5.
[27] 1S 17:46; 2K 19:19; Ps 83:18; 96:7; Is 26:11; 43:2; Dn 3:2; Mt 10:30; Lk 21:17; Ac 2:6; 26:26; 27:34; He 11:34.
[28] Gn 9:26; 19:15; Ex 20:5; 1Ch 5:20; 2Ch 20:20; 32:21; Ezr 1:3; 6:11; 7:23; Ps 22:4; 33:18, 21; 34:7, 22; 62:8; 84:11; 103:20; 146:5; 147:11; Is 26:3; 37:36; Jr 17:7; Dn 2:47; 3:16, 25; 4:34; 6:22, 26; Mt 4:10; Ac 4:19; 5:19; 12:7; Ro 12:1; 14:7; 2Co 1:9; Ep 1:12; Php 1:20; He 1:14; 11:37; 1P 1:21; Rv 12:11.
[29] Dt 32:31; Ps 3:8; 76:10; Dn 2:5; 3:15, 17, 28; 6:26, 27.
[30] 1S 2:30; Ps 1:3; 91:14; Jn 12:26; Ro 8:31.


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