⁸ Then some Babylonians came up to the king and began speaking against the men of Judah. ⁹ They said to King Nebuchadnezzar, “O king, live forever! ¹⁰ O king, you gave a command that everyone who heard the horns, lyres, zithers, harps, pipes, and all the other musical instruments would have to bow down and worship the gold statue.