Daniel 3:8
6 And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.
7 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.
Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews.
9 They spake and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live for ever.
10 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:
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
- At this time some astrologers came forward and maliciously accused the Jews,
- KJV
- Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews.
- WEB
- Therefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near and brought accusation against the Jews.
- ASV
- Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and brought accusation against the Jews.
- DARBY
- Whereupon at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews.
- BLB
- All because of this, at that time some astrologers, men, came forward and they ate to pieces the Jews.
- ÅB
- Men straks etter sto noen kaldeiske menn fram og klaget på jødene.
- OTB
- På den tiden kom noen kaldeere frem og anklaget jødene.
- B1930
- Men straks efter stod nogen kaldeiske menn frem og klaget på jødene.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ezra 4:12–16
Be it known unto the king, that the Jews which came up from thee to us are come unto Jerusalem, building the rebellious and the bad city, and have set up the walls thereof, and joined the foundations.
Read in contextDaniel 6:12–13
Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king’s decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask a petition of any God or man within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
Read in contextEsther 3:8–9
And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from all people; neither keep they the king’s laws: therefore it is not for the king’s profit to suffer them.
Read in contextDaniel 2:10
The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king’s matter: therefore there is no king, lord, nor ruler, that asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean.
Read in contextActs 16:20–22
And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,
Read in context1 Peter 4:3–4
For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:
Read in contextActs 28:22
But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that every where it is spoken against.
Read in contextActs 17:6–8
And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;
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