3:1 King
Nebuchadnezzar
made
an
image
of
gold,
whose
height
was
sixty
cubits
and
its
breadth
six
cubits.
He
set
it
up
on
the
plain
of
Dura,
in
the
province
of
Babylon.
3:2 Then
King
Nebuchadnezzar
sent
to
gather
the
satraps,
the
prefects,
and
the
governors,
the
counselors,
the
treasurers,
the
justices,
the
magistrates,
and
all
the
officials
of
the
provinces
to
come
to
the
dedication
of
the
image
that
King
Nebuchadnezzar
had
set
up.
3:3 Then
the
satraps,
the
prefects,
and
the
governors,
the
counselors,
the
treasurers,
the
justices,
the
magistrates,
and
all
the
officials
of
the
provinces
gathered
for
the
dedication
of
the
image
that
King
Nebuchadnezzar
had
set
up.
And
they
stood
before
the
image
that
Nebuchadnezzar
had
set
up.
3:4 And
the
herald
proclaimed
aloud,
"You
are
commanded,
O
peoples,
nations,
and
languages,
3:5 that
when
you
hear
the
sound
of
the
horn,
pipe,
lyre,
trigon,
harp,
bagpipe,
and
every
kind
of
music,
you
are
to
fall
down
and
worship
the
golden
image
that
King
Nebuchadnezzar
has
set
up.
3:6 And
whoever
does
not
fall
down
and
worship
shall
immediately
be
cast
into
a
burning
fiery
furnace."
3:7 Therefore,
as
soon
as
all
the
peoples
heard
the
sound
of
the
horn,
pipe,
lyre,
trigon,
harp,
bagpipe,
and
every
kind
of
music,
all
the
peoples,
nations,
and
languages
fell
down
and
worshiped
the
golden
image
that
King
Nebuchadnezzar
had
set
up.
3:8 Therefore
at
that
time
certain
Chaldeans
came
forward
and
maliciously
accused
the
Jews.
3:9 They
declared
to
King
Nebuchadnezzar,
"O
king,
live
forever!
3:10 You,
O
king,
have
made
a
decree,
that
every
man
who
hears
the
sound
of
the
horn,
pipe,
lyre,
trigon,
harp,
bagpipe,
and
every
kind
of
music,
shall
fall
down
and
worship
the
golden
image.
3:11 And
whoever
does
not
fall
down
and
worship
shall
be
cast
into
a
burning
fiery
furnace.
3:12 There
are
certain
Jews
whom
you
have
appointed
over
the
affairs
of
the
province
of
Babylon:
Shadrach,
Meshach,
and
Abednego.
These
men,
O
king,
pay
no
attention
to
you;
they
do
not
serve
your
gods
or
worship
the
golden
image
that
you
have
set
up."
3:13 Then
Nebuchadnezzar
in
furious
rage
commanded
that
Shadrach,
Meshach,
and
Abednego
be
brought.
So
they
brought
these
men
before
the
king.
3:14 Nebuchadnezzar
answered
and
said
to
them,
"Is
it
true,
O
Shadrach,
Meshach,
and
Abednego,
that
you
do
not
serve
my
gods
or
worship
the
golden
image
that
I
have
set
up
3:15 Now
if
you
are
ready
when
you
hear
the
sound
of
the
horn,
pipe,
lyre,
trigon,
harp,
bagpipe,
and
every
kind
of
music,
to
fall
down
and
worship
the
image
that
I
have
made,
well
and
good.
But
if
you
do
not
worship,
you
shall
immediately
be
cast
into
a
burning
fiery
furnace.
And
who
is
the
god
who
will
deliver
you
out
of
my
hands"
3:16 Shadrach,
Meshach,
and
Abednego
answered
and
said
to
the
king,
"O
Nebuchadnezzar,
we
have
no
need
to
answer
you
in
this
matter.
3:17 If
this
be
so,
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.
3:18 But
if
not,
be
it
known
to
you,
O
king,
that
we
will
not
serve
your
gods
or
worship
the
golden
image
that
you
have
set
up."
3:19 Then
Nebuchadnezzar
was
filled
with
fury,
and
the
expression
of
his
face
was
changed
against
Shadrach,
Meshach,
and
Abednego.
He
ordered
the
furnace
heated
seven
times
more
than
it
was
usually
heated.
3:20 And
he
ordered
some
of
the
mighty
men
of
his
army
to
bind
Shadrach,
Meshach,
and
Abednego,
and
to
cast
them
into
the
burning
fiery
furnace.
3:21 Then
these
men
were
bound
in
their
cloaks,
their
tunics,
their
hats,
and
their
other
garments,
and
they
were
thrown
into
the
burning
fiery
furnace.
3:22 Because
the
king's
order
was
urgent
and
the
furnace
overheated,
the
flame
of
the
fire
killed
those
men
who
took
up
Shadrach,
Meshach,
and
Abednego.
3:23 And
these
three
men,
Shadrach,
Meshach,
and
Abednego,
fell
bound
into
the
burning
fiery
furnace.
3:24 Then
King
Nebuchadnezzar
was
astonished
and
rose
up
in
haste.
He
declared
to
his
counselors,
"Did
we
not
cast
three
men
bound
into
the
fire"
They
answered
and
said
to
the
king,
"True,
O
king."
3:25 He
answered
and
said,
"But
I
see
four
men
unbound,
walking
in
the
midst
of
the
fire,
and
they
are
not
hurt;
and
the
appearance
of
the
fourth
is
like
a
son
of
the
gods."
3:26 Then
Nebuchadnezzar
came
near
to
the
door
of
the
burning
fiery
furnace;
he
declared,
"Shadrach,
Meshach,
and
Abednego,
servants
of
the
Most
High
God,
come
out,
and
come
here!"
Then
Shadrach,
Meshach,
and
Abednego
came
out
from
the
fire.
3:27 And
the
satraps,
the
prefects,
the
governors,
and
the
king's
counselors
gathered
together
and
saw
that
the
fire
had
not
had
any
power
over
the
bodies
of
those
men.
The
hair
of
their
heads
was
not
singed,
their
cloaks
were
not
harmed,
and
no
smell
of
fire
had
come
upon
them.
3:28 Nebuchadnezzar
answered
and
said,
"Blessed
be
the
God
of
Shadrach,
Meshach,
and
Abednego,
who
has
sent
his
angel
and
delivered
his
servants,
who
trusted
in
him,
and
set
aside
the
king's
command,
and
yielded
up
their
bodies
rather
than
serve
and
worship
any
god
except
their
own
God.
3:29 Therefore
I
make
a
decree:
Any
people,
nation,
or
language
that
speaks
anything
against
the
God
of
Shadrach,
Meshach,
and
Abednego
shall
be
torn
limb
from
limb,
and
their
houses
laid
in
ruins,
for
there
is
no
other
god
who
is
able
to
rescue
in
this
way."
3:30 Then
the
king
promoted
Shadrach,
Meshach,
and
Abednego
in
the
province
of
Babylon.