Daniel 3:6-8
Common English Bible
6 Anyone who will not bow down and worship will be immediately thrown into a furnace of flaming fire.” 7 So because of this order as soon as they heard the sound of the horn, pipe, zither, lyre, harp, flute,[a] and every kind of instrument, all the peoples, nations, and languages bowed down and worshipped the gold statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
Plot against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
8 At that moment some Chaldeans came forward, seizing a chance to attack the Jews.
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- Daniel 3:7 Identification of the instruments is not certain; several of the Aramaic terms are Greek loanwords.
Daniel 3:6-8
New International Version
6 Whoever does not fall down and worship will immediately be thrown into a blazing furnace.”(A)
7 Therefore, as soon as they heard the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp and all kinds of music, all the nations and peoples of every language fell down and worshiped the image of gold that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.(B)
8 At this time some astrologers[a](C) came forward and denounced the Jews.
Footnotes
- Daniel 3:8 Or Chaldeans
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