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Daniel 3 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

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The King’s Golden Image

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Nebuchadnezzar the king made a statue of gold, the height of which was [fn]sixty cubits, and its width six cubits; he set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:2 - Nebuchadnezzar the king also sent word to assemble the satraps, the prefects and the governors, the counselors, the chief treasurers, the judges, the magistrates, and all the administrators of the provinces to come to the dedication of the statue that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:3 - Then the satraps, the prefects and the governors, the counselors, the chief treasurers, the judges, the magistrates, and all the administrators of the provinces were assembled for the dedication of the statue that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up; and they stood before the statue that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:4 - Then the herald loudly proclaimed: “To you [fn]the command is given, you peoples, nations, and populations of all [fn]languages,

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:5 - that at the moment you hear the sound of the horn, flute, [fn]lyre, [fn]trigon, [fn]psaltery, bagpipe, and all kinds of musical instruments, you are to fall down and worship the golden statue that Nebuchadnezzar the king has set up.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:6 - “But whoever does not fall down and worship shall immediately be thrown into the middle of a furnace of blazing fire.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:7 - Therefore as soon as all the peoples heard the sound of the horn, flute, [fn]lyre, trigon, psaltery, [fn]bagpipe, and all kinds of musical instruments, all the peoples, nations, and populations of all [fn]languages fell down and worshiped the golden statue that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.

Worship of the Image Refused

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For this reason at that time certain Chaldeans came forward and [fn]brought charges against the Jews.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:9 - They began to speak and said to Nebuchadnezzar the king: “O king, live forever!

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:10 - “You, O king, have made a decree that every person who hears the sound of the horn, flute, [fn]lyre, trigon, psaltery, and bagpipe, and all kinds of musical instruments, is to fall down and worship the golden statue.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:11 - “But whoever does not fall down and worship shall be thrown into the middle of a furnace of blazing fire.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:12 - “There are certain Jews whom you have appointed 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, nor do they worship the golden statue which you have set up.”

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Then Nebuchadnezzar in rage and anger gave orders to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego; then these men were brought before the king.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:14 - Nebuchadnezzar began speaking and said to them, “Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, that you do not serve my gods, nor worship the golden statue that I have set up?

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:15 - “Now if you are ready, at the moment you hear the sound of the horn, flute, [fn]lyre, trigon, psaltery and bagpipe, and all kinds of musical instruments, to fall down and worship the statue that I have made, very well. But if you do not worship, you will [fn]immediately be thrown into the midst of a furnace of blazing fire; and what god is there who can rescue you from my hands?”

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Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego replied to the king, “Nebuchadnezzar, we are not in need of an answer to give you concerning this matter.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:17 - “If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to rescue us from the furnace of blazing fire; [fn]and He will rescue us from your hand, O king.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:18 - “But even if He does not, let it be known to you, O king, that we are not going to serve your gods nor worship the golden statue that you have set up.”

Daniel’s Friends Protected

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Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with wrath, and his facial expression was changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. He answered [fn]by giving orders to heat the furnace seven times more than it was usually heated.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:20 - And he ordered certain valiant warriors who were in his army to tie up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego in order to throw them into the furnace of blazing fire.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:21 - Then these men were tied up in their trousers, their [fn]coats, their caps, and their other clothes, and were thrown into the middle of the furnace of blazing fire.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:22 - For this reason, because the king’s [fn]command was harsh and the furnace had been made extremely hot, the flame of the fire killed those men who took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:23 - But these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, fell into the middle of the furnace of blazing fire still tied up.

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Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astounded and stood up quickly; he said to his counselors, “Was it not three men that we threw bound into the middle of the fire?” They replied to the king, “Absolutely, O king.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:25 - He responded, “Look! I see four men untied and walking about in the middle of the fire [fn]unharmed, and the appearance of the fourth is like a son of the gods!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:26 - Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the door of the furnace of blazing fire; he said, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, come out, you servants of the Most High God, and come here!” Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego came out of the middle of the fire.

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Nebuchadnezzar responded and said, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who has sent His angel and rescued His servants who put their trust in Him, [fn]violating the king’s command, and surrendered their bodies rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:29 - “Therefore I make a decree that any people, nation, or population of any language that speaks anything offensive against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego shall be torn limb from limb and their houses made a rubbish heap, because there is no other god who is able to save in this way.”

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See the NASB20 Preface (Especially for Parenthesis, Brackets, & Asterisks).
NASB20 Footnotes
About 90 ft. high and 9 ft. wide or 27 m and 2.7 m
Lit they command
Lit tongues
Or zither
I.e., triangular lyre
Or a type of harp
See notes v 5
MT omits bagpipe
Lit tongues
Lit ate the pieces of
See notes v 5
See notes v 5
Or in the same hour
Or then
Lit and ordered to
Or cloaks
Lit word
Lit there is no injury in them
Lit power over
Lit their
Or coats
Lit changed
Lit and changed the king’s word
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Daniel Chapter 3 — Additional Translations:

King James Version New King James Version New Living Translation New International Version English Standard Version Christian Standard Bible New American Standard Bible 1995 Legacy Standard Bible Amplified Bible New English Translation Revised Standard Version American Standard Version Young's Literal Translation Darby Translation Webster's Bible Hebrew Names Version Latin Vulgate Westminster Leningrad Codex Septuagint Smith Van Dyck Arabic Bible Open New Arabic Version Brenton's English Septuagint Reina Valera 1909 Reina-Valera 1960 Bible in Basic English Chinese Traditional Union Espanol Moderno Korean Holy Bible Louis Segond German Luther Russian Synodal Translation Sagradas Escrituras