Daniel 3:13

¹¹ and that whoever does not fall down and worship will be thrown into the blazing fiery furnace.

¹² But there are some Jews you have appointed to manage the province of Babylon—Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego—who have ignored you, O king, and have refused to serve your gods or worship the golden statue you have set up.”

Then Nebuchadnezzar, furious with rage, summoned Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. So these men were brought before the king,

¹⁴ and Nebuchadnezzar said to them, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, is it true that you do not serve my gods or worship the golden statue I have set up?

¹⁵ Now, if you are ready, as soon as you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, you must fall down and worship the statue I have made. But if you refuse to worship, you will be thrown at once into the blazing fiery furnace. Then what god will be able to deliver you from my hands?”

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: Then Nebuchadnezzar, furious with rage, summoned Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. So these men were brought before the king,
KJV: Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. Then they brought these men before the king.
WEB: Then Nebuchadnezzar in rage and fury commanded that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego be brought. Then these men were brought before the king.
ASV: Then Nebuchadnezzar in [his] rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. Then they brought these men before the king.
DARBY: Then Nebuchadnezzar in rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. Then were these men brought before the king.
BLB: Then Nebuchadnezzar, in rage and fury, commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. Then they brought these men before the king.

ÅB: Da ble Nebukadnesar vred og harm og befalte at Sadrak, Mesak og Abed-Nego skulle føres fram; så ble disse menn ført fram for kongen.
OTB: I rasende sinne befalte Nebukadnesar at Sjadrak, Mesjak og Abed-Nego skulle føres frem for ham.
B1930: Da blev Nebukadnesar vred og harm og bød at Sadrak, Mesak og Abed-Nego skulde føres frem; så blev disse menn ført frem for kongen.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Daniel 3:19
At this, Nebuchadnezzar was filled with rage, and the expression on his face changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He gave orders to heat the furnace seven times hotter than usual,
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Daniel 2:12
This response made the king so furious with anger that he gave orders to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
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Esther 3:5–6
When Haman saw that Mordecai would not bow down or pay him homage, he was filled with rage.
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1 Samuel 20:30–33
Then Saul’s anger burned against Jonathan, and he said to him, “You son of a perverse and rebellious woman! Do I not know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame and to the disgrace of the mother who bore you?
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Proverbs 17:12
It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.
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Acts 24:24
After several days, Felix returned with his wife Drusilla, who was a Jewess. He sent for Paul and listened to him speak about faith in Christ Jesus.
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Luke 6:11
But the scribes and Pharisees were filled with rage and began to discuss with one another what they might do to Jesus.
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Proverbs 29:22
An angry man stirs up dissension, and a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.
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