Daniel Chapter 3

• Daniel 3:1
  Daniel.
• Daniel 3:2
  Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was sixty cubits and its width six cubits. He set it up in the plain of Dura, in the provi...
• Daniel 3:3
  Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the local governors, the deputies, and the governors, the judges, the treasurers, the counselors,...
• Daniel 3:4
  Then the local governors, the deputies, and the governors, the judges, the treasurers, the counselors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinc...
• Daniel 3:5
  Then the herald cried aloud, “To you it is commanded, peoples, nations, and languages,
• Daniel 3:6
  that whenever you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and all kinds of music, you fall down and worship the golden image that...
• Daniel 3:7
  Whoever doesn’t fall down and worship shall be cast into the middle of a burning fiery furnace the same hour.”
• Daniel 3:8
  Therefore at that time, when all the peoples heard the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and all kinds of music, all the peoples, th...
• Daniel 3:9
  Therefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near and brought accusation against the Jews.
• Daniel 3:10
  They answered Nebuchadnezzar the king, “O king, live for ever!
• Daniel 3:11
  You, O king, have made a decree that every man who hears the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and all kinds of music shall fall dow...
• Daniel 3:12
  and whoever doesn’t fall down and worship shall be cast into the middle of a burning fiery furnace.
• Daniel 3:13
  There are certain Jews whom you have appointed over the affairs of the province of Babylon: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. These men, O king, have n...
• Daniel 3:14
  Then Nebuchadnezzar in rage and fury commanded that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego be brought. Then these men were brought before the king.
• Daniel 3:15
  Nebuchadnezzar answered them, “Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, that you don’t serve my gods and you don’t worship the golden image which ...
• Daniel 3:16
  Now if you are ready whenever you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and all kinds of music to fall down and worship the ima...
• Daniel 3:17
  Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered the king, “Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter.
• Daniel 3:18
  If it happens, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace; and he will deliver us out of your hand, O king.
• Daniel 3:19
  But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden image which you have set up.”
• Daniel 3:20
  Then Nebuchadnezzar was full of fury, and the form of his appearance was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He spoke, and commanded that...
• Daniel 3:21
  He commanded certain mighty men who were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.
• Daniel 3:22
  Then these men were bound in their pants, their tunics, and their mantles, and their other clothes, and were cast into the middle of the burning fiery...
• Daniel 3:23
  Therefore because the king’s commandment was urgent and the furnace exceedingly hot, the flame of the fire killed those men who took up Shadrach, Mesh...
• Daniel 3:24
  These three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the middle of the burning fiery furnace.
• Daniel 3:25
  Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonished and rose up in haste. He spoke and said to his counselors, “Didn’t we cast three men bound into the middle...
• Daniel 3:26
  He answered, “Look, I see four men loose, walking in the middle of the fire, and they are unharmed. The appearance of the fourth is like a son of the ...
• Daniel 3:27
  Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace. He spoke and said, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, you servants of the Most...
• Daniel 3:28
  The local governors, the deputies, and the governors, and the king’s counselors, being gathered together, saw these men, that the fire had no power on...
• Daniel 3:29
  Nebuchadnezzar spoke and said, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent his angel and delivered his servants who trusted i...
• Daniel 3:30
  Therefore I make a decree that every people, nation, and language which speak anything evil against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego shall b...
• Daniel 3:31
  Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the province of Babylon.