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Daniel 3:14

MeshachNebuchadnezzarShadrach

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.”

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

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?”

16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter.

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BSB
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?
KJV
Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, do not ye serve my gods, nor worship the golden image which I have set up?
WEB
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 I have set up?
ASV
Nebuchadnezzar answered and said unto them, Is it of purpose, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, that ye serve not my god, nor worship the golden image which I have set up?
DARBY
Nebuchadnezzar spoke and said unto them, Is it of purpose, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, that ye serve not my god, nor worship the golden image that I have set up?
BLB
Nebuchadnezzar answered and said to them, “Is [it] true, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, [that] you⁺ are not giving service to my gods and not giving homage to the image of gold that I have set up?
ÅB
Nebukadnesar tok til orde og sa til dem: Er det med forsett, Sadrak, Mesak og Abed-Nego, at dere ikke dyrker min gud og ikke tilber det gullbilde jeg har stilt opp?
OTB
Nebukadnesar sa til dem: "Er det sant, Sjadrak, Mesjak og Abed-Nego, at dere ikke tjener mine guder eller tilber gullbildet jeg har satt opp?
B1930
Nebukadnesar tok til orde og sa til dem: Er det med forsett, Sadrak, Mesak og Abed-Nego, at I ikke dyrker min gud og ikke tilbeder det gullbillede jeg har stilt op?

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Cross references

  • Jeremiah 50:2

    “Announce and declare to the nations; lift up a banner and proclaim it; hold nothing back when you say, ‘Babylon is captured; Bel is put to shame; Marduk is shattered, her images are disgraced, her idols are broken in pieces.’

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  • Daniel 3:1

    King Nebuchadnezzar made a golden statue sixty cubits high and six cubits wide, and he set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon.

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  • Isaiah 46:1

    Bel crouches; Nebo cowers. Their idols weigh down beasts and cattle. The images you carry are burdensome, a load to the weary animal.

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  • Daniel 4:8

    But at last, into my presence came Daniel (whose name is Belteshazzar after the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods). And I told him the dream:

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  • Exodus 21:13–14

    If, however, he did not lie in wait, but God allowed it to happen, then I will appoint for you a place where he may flee.

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