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Daniel 3:9

Nebuchadnezzar

7 Therefore, as soon as all the people heard the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, and all kinds of music, the people of every nation and language would fall down and worship the golden statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.

8 At this time some astrologers came forward and maliciously accused the Jews,

saying to King Nebuchadnezzar, “O king, may you live forever!

10 You, O king, have issued a decree that everyone who hears the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music must fall down and worship the golden statue,

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

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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.

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BSB
saying to King Nebuchadnezzar, “O king, may you live forever!
KJV
They spake and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live for ever.
WEB
They answered Nebuchadnezzar the king, “O king, live for ever!
ASV
They answered and said to Nebuchadnezzar the king, O king, live for ever.
DARBY
They spoke and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live for ever!
BLB
They spoke and said to Nebuchadnezzar the king, “O King, may you live forever!
ÅB
De tok til orde og sa til kong Nebukadnesar: Kongen leve evindelig!
OTB
De henvendte seg til kong Nebukadnesar: "Konge, lev evig!
B1930
De tok til orde og sa til kong Nebukadnesar: Kongen leve evindelig!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Daniel 5:10

    Hearing the outcry of the king and his nobles, the queen entered the banquet hall. “O king, may you live forever!” she said. “Do not let your thoughts terrify you, or your face grow pale.

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  • Daniel 6:6

    So the administrators and satraps went together to the king and said, “O King Darius, may you live forever!

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  • Daniel 6:21

    Then Daniel replied, “O king, may you live forever!

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  • Daniel 2:4

    Then the astrologers answered the king in Aramaic, “O king, may you live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will give the interpretation.”

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  • Daniel 3:4–5

    Then the herald loudly proclaimed, “O people of every nation and language, this is what you are commanded:

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  • Romans 13:7

    Pay everyone what you owe him: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.

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