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Daniel 3:20

MeshachShadrach

18 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.

19 Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated.

And he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.

21 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.

22 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 Abed-nego.

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BSB
and he commanded some mighty men of valor in his army to tie up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and throw them into the blazing fiery furnace.
KJV
And he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.
WEB
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.
ASV
And he commanded certain mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, [and] to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.
DARBY
And he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, and cast them into the burning fiery furnace.
BLB
And to men mighty of valor who [were] in his army, he commanded to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, to cast [them] into the burning furnace of fire.
ÅB
Og han befalte noen sterke menn i hans hær å binde Sadrak, Mesak og Abed-Nego og kaste dem i den brennende ildovn.
OTB
Han befalte noen av de sterkeste soldatene i hæren sin å binde Sjadrak, Mesjak og Abed-Nego og kaste dem i den brennende ovnen.
B1930
Og han bød nogen sterke menn i hans hær å binde Sadrak, Mesak og Abed-Nego og kaste dem i den brennende ildovn.

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  • Acts 16:25

    And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.

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  • Daniel 3:15

    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; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?

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  • Acts 16:23

    And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:

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  • Acts 12:4–5

    And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people.

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