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

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Footnotes

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