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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Daniel 3 NIV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/daniel/3.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/daniel/3-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">NIV</a> > Daniel 3</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../daniel/2.htm" title="Daniel 2">◄</a> Daniel 3 <a href="../daniel/4.htm" title="Daniel 4">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">New International Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/niv/esv/daniel/3.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="sectionhead">The Image of Gold and the Blazing Furnace</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/3-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>King Nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold, sixty cubits high and six cubits wide, <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="That is, about 90 feet high and 9 feet wide or about 27 meters high and 2.7 meters wide">a</a></sup></span> and set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/3-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>He then summoned the satraps, prefects, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates and all the other provincial officials to come to the dedication of the image he had set up. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/3-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>So the satraps, prefects, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates and all the other provincial officials assembled for the dedication of the image that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up, and they stood before it.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/3-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Then the herald loudly proclaimed, “Nations and peoples of every language, this is what you are commanded to do: <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/3-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>As soon as you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe and all kinds of music, you must fall down and worship the image of gold that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/3-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Whoever does not fall down and worship will immediately be thrown into a blazing furnace.”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/3-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>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.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/3-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>At this time some astrologers <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Or Chaldeans">b</a></sup></span> came forward and denounced the Jews. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/3-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>They said to King Nebuchadnezzar, “May the king live forever! <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/3-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Your Majesty has issued a decree that everyone who hears the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe and all kinds of music must fall down and worship the image of gold, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/3-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>and that whoever does not fall down and worship will be thrown into a blazing furnace. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/3-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>But there are some Jews whom you have set over the affairs of the province of Babylon—Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego—who pay no attention to you, Your Majesty. They neither serve your gods nor worship the image of gold you have set up.”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/3-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Furious with rage, Nebuchadnezzar summoned Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. So these men were brought before the king, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/3-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>and Nebuchadnezzar said to them, “Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, that you do not serve my gods or worship the image of gold I have set up? <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/3-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Now when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe and all kinds of music, if you are ready to fall down and worship the image I made, very good. But if you do not worship it, you will be thrown immediately into a blazing furnace. Then what god will be able to rescue you from my hand?”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/3-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied to him, “King Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/3-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver us from it, and he will deliver us <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Or If the God we serve is able to deliver us, then he will deliver us from the blazing furnace and">c</a></sup></span> from Your Majesty’s hand. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/3-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>But even if he does not, we want you to know, Your Majesty, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up.”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/3-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Then Nebuchadnezzar was furious with Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, and his attitude toward them changed. He ordered the furnace heated seven times hotter than usual <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/3-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>and commanded some of the strongest soldiers in his army to tie up Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego and throw them into the blazing furnace. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/3-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>So these men, wearing their robes, trousers, turbans and other clothes, were bound and thrown into the blazing furnace. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/3-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>The king’s command was so urgent and the furnace so hot that the flames of the fire killed the soldiers who took up Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/3-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>and these three men, firmly tied, fell into the blazing furnace.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/3-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Then King Nebuchadnezzar leaped to his feet in amazement and asked his advisers, “Weren’t there three men that we tied up and threw into the fire?”</p><p class="reg">They replied, “Certainly, Your Majesty.”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/3-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>He said, “Look! I see four men walking around in the fire, unbound and unharmed, and the fourth looks like a son of the gods.”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/3-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>Nebuchadnezzar then approached the opening of the blazing furnace and shouted, “Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, servants of the Most High God, come out! Come here!”</p><p class="reg">So Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego came out of the fire, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/3-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>and the satraps, prefects, governors and royal advisers crowded around them. They saw that the fire had not harmed their bodies, nor was a hair of their heads singed; their robes were not scorched, and there was no smell of fire on them.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/3-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>Then Nebuchadnezzar said, “Praise be to the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, who has sent his angel and rescued his servants! They trusted in him and defied the king’s command and were willing to give up their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/3-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>Therefore I decree that the people of any nation or language who say anything against the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego be cut into pieces and their houses be turned into piles of rubble, for no other god can save in this way.”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/daniel/3-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the province of Babylon.</p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="footnotes"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">a</span> <span class="fnverse">1</span> <span class="footnotebot">That is, about 90 feet high and 9 feet wide or about 27 meters high and 2.7 meters wide</span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">b</span> <span class="fnverse">8</span> <span class="footnotebot">Or <i>Chaldeans</i></span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">c</span> <span class="fnverse">17</span> <span class="footnotebot">Or <i>If the God we serve is able to deliver us, then he will deliver us from the blazing furnace and</i></span><br><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><p class="ntext"><a href="http://niv.scripturetext.com/version.htm">New International Version</a> (NIV)</p><p class="ntext2">Holy Bible, New International Version&reg, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by <a href="http://biblica.com">Biblica, Inc.</a>® Used by permission. 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