Then the satraps, the prefects and the governors, the counselors, the chief treasurers, the judges, the magistrates, and all the administrators of the provinces were assembled for the dedication of the statue that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up; and they stood before the statue that Nebuchadnezzar had set up. Then the herald loudly proclaimed: “To you [a]the command is given, you (A)peoples, nations, and populations of all [b]languages, that at the moment you (B)hear the sound of the horn, flute, [c]lyre, [d]trigon, [e]psaltery, bagpipe, and all kinds of musical instruments, you are to fall down and worship the golden statue that Nebuchadnezzar the king has set up.

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 3:4 Lit they command
  2. Daniel 3:4 Lit tongues
  3. Daniel 3:5 Or zither
  4. Daniel 3:5 I.e., triangular lyre
  5. Daniel 3:5 Or a type of harp

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