But whoever does not fall down and worship shall [a]immediately be (A)cast into the midst of a (B)furnace of blazing fire.” Therefore at that time, when all the peoples heard the sound of the horn, flute, [b]lyre, trigon, psaltery, bagpipe and all kinds of music, all the peoples, nations and men of every [c]language fell down and worshiped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.

Worship of the Image Refused

For this reason at that time certain (C)Chaldeans came forward and [d](D)brought charges against the Jews.

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 3:6 Or in the same hour
  2. Daniel 3:7 V 5, notes 1, 2, 3
  3. Daniel 3:7 Lit tongue
  4. Daniel 3:8 Lit ate the pieces of