Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon. Between the vision of Nebuchadnezzar in Daniel 2:1, and that of Daniel 7:1, four narratives of Daniel's and his fri... [ Continue Reading ]
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. THEN NEBUCHADNEZZAR... [ Continue Reading ]
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... [ Continue Reading ]
Then an herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, O people, nations, and languages, The arguments of the persecutor are in brief, Turn or burn.... [ Continue Reading ]
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: AT WHAT TIME YE HEAR THE SOUND OF THE CORNET - a wind instrument, like the French horn, is mea... [ Continue Reading ]
And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. WHOSO FALLETH NOT DOWN AND WORSHIPPETH SHALL THE SAME HOUR BE CAST INTO ... A BURNING FIERY FURNACE. No other nation but the Jews would feel this edict oppressive; because it did not... [ Continue Reading ]
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. ALL THE PEOPLE, THE NATIONS, AND... [ Continue Reading ]
Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews. WHEREFORE AT THAT TIME CERTAIN CHALDEANS CAME NEAR, AND ACCUSED THE JEWS - literally, ate the torn limbs or flesh of the Jews (cf. ; ; ; ). Not probably "the Jews" in general, but, as states, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-neg... [ Continue Reading ]
They spake and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live for ever. O KING, LIVE FOREVER. A preface of flattery is closely akin to the cruelty that follows. So, Acts 24:2, etc., Tertullus, in accusing Paul before Felix, begins by flattering the Roman governor.... [ Continue Reading ]
_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:_ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
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. THERE ARE CERTAIN JEWS WHOM THOU HAST SET OVER THE AFFA... [ Continue Reading ]
Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Then they brought these men before the king. THEN NEBUCHADNEZZAR IN HIS RAGE AND FURY COMMANDED TO BRING SHADRACH, MESHACH, AND ABED-NEGO - instead of commanding their immediate execution, as in the case... [ Continue Reading ]
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? IS IT TRUE? - rather, as margin. (Theodotion), 'Is it purposely that ye do not serve my gods?' Compare the Hebrew, ; . Notwithstandin... [ Continue Reading ]
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; a... [ Continue Reading ]
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter. SHADRACH, MESHACH, AND ABED-NEGO, ANSWERED ... O NEBUCHADNEZZAR, WE ARE NOT CAREFUL TO ANSWER THEE - rather, 'we have no need to answer thee:' thou art determined... [ Continue Reading ]
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. IF IT BE SO. Vatablus translates, 'Assuredly.' The English version agrees better with the original. The sense is, If it be our lot to be cast into the furnac... [ Continue Reading ]
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. BUT IF NOT ... - connected with . 'Whether our God deliver us, as He is able, or do not, we will not serve thy gods.' Their service of God is not mercenary in its moti... [ Continue Reading ]
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. THE FORM OF HIS VISAGE WAS CHANGED. He had shown forbearan... [ Continue Reading ]
_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._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
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. COATS ... HOSEN ... HATS. Herodotus (1: 195) says that the Babylonian costume consisted of three parts: (1) wide long pantaloons; (2) a wo... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore because the king's commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. THE FLAME OF THE FIRE SLEW THOSE MEN THAT TOOK UP SHADRACH, MESHACH, AND ABED-NEGO - (cf. the similar THE FLAME OF THE FIRE SLEW... [ Continue Reading ]
And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace. THESE THREE MEN ... FELL DOWN - not cast down; because those who brought the three youths to the furnace perished by the flames themselves, and so could not cast them in. Here follow... [ Continue Reading ]
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. DID NOT WE CAST THREE MEN BOUND INTO THE MIDST OF THE FIRE? THEY ANSWERED ...... [ Continue Reading ]
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. LO, I SEE FOUR MEN - "four," whereas but three had been cast in. LOOSE - whereas they had been cast in "bound." Nebuchadnezzar's question... [ Continue Reading ]
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. YE SERVANTS OF THE MOST HIGH GO... [ Continue Reading ]
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. NOR WAS AN HAIR OF THEIR HEAD SI... [ Continue Reading ]
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. TH... [ Continue Reading ]
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. I MAKE A DECREE,... [ Continue Reading ]