1 Nebuchadnezzar dedicates a golden image in Dura.
8 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego are accused for not worshipping the image.
3 They being threatened, make a good confession.
19 They are cast into the furnace,
24 from which God delivers them.
28 Nebuchadnezzar seeing the miracle blesses God, and advances them.

A.M. 3424. B.C. 580. made. 2:31,32 5:23 Ex 20:23 32:2-4,31 De 7:25 Jud 8:26,27 1Ki 12:28 2Ki 19:17,18 Ps 115:4-8 135:15 Isa 2:20 30:22 40:19 46:6 Jer 10:9 16:20 Ho 8:4 Hab 2:19 Ac 17:29 19:26 Re 9:20

in the province. 30 2:48 Es 1:1

2 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the princes, the governors, and the captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.

sent. Ex 32:4-6 Nu 25:2 Jud 16:23 1Ki 12:32 Pr 29:12 Re 17:2

3 Then the princes, the governors, and captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, were gathered together unto the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.

the princes. Achashdarpenaya, rendered lieutenants is Es 3:12, etc., probably {chief satraps or viceroys} from the Persian {achash} great, eminent, and {sitrab}, a satrap.

Ps 82:1-8 Ac 19:34,35 Ro 1:21-28 3:11 1Co 1:24-26 Re 13:13-16 Re 17:13,17

the governors. {Signaya} in persian, {shagnah} deputies or lieutenants.

captains. {Pacawatha}, governors of provinces. See Es 3:13.

the judges. {Adargazraya}, chief judges, or senators, from {adar}, great, and Chal. {gezar}, to judge, decree.

the treasurers. {Gedavraya}, written {gizzavray,} Ezr 7:21, treasurers, from the Persian {gunjvar}.

the counsellors. {Dethavray} counsellors, judges, from {dath} in Persian, {dad}, law, and {var}, possessor of guardian.

the sheriffs. {Tiphtaya} probably the same as the Arabic {Mufti} or head officer of law.

4 Then an herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, O people, nations, and languages,

aloud. Chal. with might. 4:14 Pr 9:13-15 Isa 40:9 58:1

it is commanded. Chal. they command. Ho 5:11 Mic 6:16

O people. 4:1 6:25 Es 8:9

5 That at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up:

the cornet. Karna, the horn. 10,15

flute.
dulcimer. or, singing. Chal. symphony.

6 And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.

falleth. 11,15 Ex 20:5 Isa 44:17 Mt 4:9 Re 13:15-17

the same. 2:5,12,13 Mr 6:27

a burning. Ge 19:28 Jer 29:22 Eze 22:18-22 Mt 13:42,50 Re 9:2 14:11

7 Therefore at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of musick, all the people, the nations, and the languages, fell down and worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.

when. 10

all the people. Jer 51:7 Ac 14:16 1Jo 5:19 Re 12:9 13:3,8,14 17:8 19:20

8 Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews.

and accused. 6:12,13 Ezr 4:12-16 Es 3:6,8,9 Ac 16:20-22 17:6-8 28:22 1Pe 4:3,4

9 They spake and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live for ever.

king. 4,5

O King. 2:4 5:10 6:6,21 Ro 13:7

10 Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, shall fall down and worship the golden image:

hast made. 4-7 6:12 Ex 1:16,22 Es 3:12-14 Ps 94:20 Ec 3:16 Isa 10:1 Joh 11:57 Re 13:16,17

the cornet. Ex 15:20,21 32:18,19 1Ch 15:16,28 16:5,6 25:1-6 2Ch 29:25 Ps 81:1-3 92:1-3 149:3,4 150:3-6 Am 6:5

11 And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth, that he should be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.

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12 There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.

certain. 2:49 1Sa 18:7-11 Es 3:8 Pr 27:4 Ec 4:4

not regarded thee. Chal. set no regard upon thee. Ac 5:28 17:7

13 Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Then they brought these men before the king.

in his. 19 2:12 Ge 4:5 1Sa 20:30-33 Es 3:5,6 Pr 17:12 27:3 29:22 Lu 6:11

Then. Mt 10:18 Mr 13:9 Lu 21:12 Ac 5:25-27 24:24

14 Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, do not ye serve my gods, nor worship the golden image which I have set up?

ture. or, of purpose. Ex 21:13,14

my gods. 1 4:8 Isa 46:1 Jer 50:2

15 Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; well: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?

ye hear. See on ver. 10

harp. Kaithros, in Arabic, kitharat, Greek, the guitar.

sackbut. Sabbecha, sambuke, a kind of harp.

psaltery. Pesanter, a stringed instrument struck with a plectrum; probably similar to what is called a psalterium in Egypt, which Hasselquist describes as a large oblique triangle, with two bottoms two inches from each other, and about twenty cat guts of different sizes.

dulcimer. Soomphanya, probably the same as the Talmudic a pipe.

ye fall. Lu 4:7,8

well. 17 Ex 32:32 Lu 13:9

and who. 28,29 6:16,20 Ex 5:2 2Ki 18:35 2Ch 32:15,17 Isa 36:20 37:23 Mt 27:43

we are. Mt 10:19 Mr 13:11 Lu 12:11 21:14,15 Ac 4:8-12,19 5:29 6:15 Ac 24:10-13

16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter.

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17 If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king.

our God. 4:35 6:20-22,27 Ge 17:1 18:14 1Sa 17:37,46 Job 5:19 34:29 Ps 27:1,2 62:1-6 73:20 115:3 121:5-7 18:10,11 Isa 12:2 26:3,4 Isa 54:14 Lu 1:37 Ac 20:24 Ro 8:31 Heb 7:25

18 But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.

be it. Job 13:15 Pr 28:1 Isa 51:12,13 Mt 10:28,32,33,39 16:2 Lu 12:3-9 Ac 4:10-13,19 5:29-32 Re 2:10,11 12:11

that. Ex 20:3-5 Le 19:4

19 Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated.

was Nebuchadnezzar. 13 Pr 21:24 Lu 12:4,5 Ac 5:33 7:54

full. Chal. filled. the form. 5:6 Ge 4:5,6 31:2

he spake. Ex 15:9,10 1Ki 20:10,11 2Ki 19:27,28 Ps 76:10 Pr 16:14 27:3,4

one seven. 6:24 Le 26:18,21,24,28

than. 1Ki 18:33-35 Mt 27:63-66

20 And he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.

most mighty men. Chal. mighty of strength. to bind. 15 Ac 12:4,5 16:23,25

21 Then these men were bound in their coats, their hosen, and their hats, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.

in their. Herodotus says the Babylonish dress was a linen tunic, another of woollen, a white short cloak, and a turban.

coats. or, mantles. hats. or, turbans.

22 Therefore because the king's commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flames of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.

commandment. Chal. word. urgent. Ex 12:33

flame. or, spark. slew. 6:24 Pr 11:8 21:18 Zec 12:2,3 Mt 27:5 Ac 12:19

23 And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.

fell. 6:16,17 Ps 34:19 66:11,12 124:1-5 Jer 38:6 La 3:52-54 2Co 1:8-10 4:17 1Pe 4:12,13

24 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste, and spake, and said unto his counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king.

astonished. 5:6 Ac 5:23-25 9:6 12:13

counsellors. or, governors. 2,3

O king. 9,10,17 4:22,27 5:18 6:7,22 1Sa 17:55 Ac 26:13,27

25 He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.

walking. Isa 43:2

they have no hurt. Chal. there is no hurt in them. Ps 91:3-9 Mr 16:18 Ac 28:5 1Pe 3:13

the Son of God. Or, as {bar elahin} may be rendered, a son of the gods, i.e., a divine person or angel.

18,18 Job 1:6 38:7 Ps 34:7 Pr 30:4 Lu 1:35 Joh 19:7,8 Ro 1:4

26 Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, and spake, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, ye servants of the most high God, come forth, and come hither. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, came forth of the midst of the fire.

mouth. Chal. door. ye servants. 17 2:47 6:20 Ezr 5:11 Ac 16:17 27:23 Ga 1:10 Re 19:5

the most. Ge 14:18

come forth. Jos 3:17 4:10,16-18 Isa 28:16 52:12 Ac 16:37

27 And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king's counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was an hair of their head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them.

the princes. 2,3 1Sa 17:46,47 2Ki 19:19 Ps 83:18 96:7-9 Isa 26:11 Ac 2:6-12 26:26

upon. Isa 43:2 Heb 11:34

nor was. This miraculous manifestation of Divine power was witnessed by the court and the nation, and was felt as a just punishment on the transgressors, and a signal display of mercy to Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, which should operate on all believers to similar acts of faith and confidence in the Lord.

Mt 10:30 Lu 21:17,18 Ac 27:34

28 Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.

Blessed. 2:47 4:34 6:26 Ge 9:26 Ezr 1:3 7:23-28

hath sent. 25 6:22,23 Ge 19:15,16 2Ch 32:21 Ps 34:7,8 103:20 Isa 37:36 Ac 5:19 12:7-11 Heb 1:14

that trusted. 1Ch 5:20 2Ch 20:20 Ps 22:4,5 33:18,21 34:22 62:,8 84:11,12 Ps 146:5,6 147:11 Isa 26:3,4 Jer 17:7,8 2Co 1:9,10 Eph 1:12,13 1Pe 1:21

and have. Ezr 6:11 Ac 4:19

yielded. Ro 12:1 14:7,8 Php 1:20 Heb 11:37 Re 12:11

serve. 16-18 Ex 20:5 Mt 4:10

29 Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that can deliver after this sort.

Therefore. 6:26,27

I make a decree. Chal. A decree is made by me. amiss. Chal. error. the God. 15,17,28

cut in pieces. Chal. made pieces. 2:5

because. 6:27 De 32:31 Ps 3:8 76:10

30 Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, in the province of Babylon.

the king. 1Sa 2:30 Ps 91:14 Joh 12:26 Ro 8:31

promoted. Chal. made to prosper. Ps 1:3