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soon as all the peoples heard the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, bagpipe, and every kind of music, all the peoples, nations, and languages fell down and worshiped the golden image that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up. <a href="/bsb/daniel/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Therefore, as soon as all the people heard the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, and all kinds of music, the people of every nation and language would fall down and worship the golden statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up. <a href="/kjv/daniel/3.htm">King James Bible</a> Therefore at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of musick, all the people, the nations, and the languages, fell down and worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up. <a href="/nkjv/daniel/3.htm">New King James Version</a> So at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the horn, flute, harp, and lyre, in symphony with all kinds of music, all the people, nations, and languages fell down and worshiped the gold image which King Nebuchadnezzar had set up. <a href="/nasb_/daniel/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Therefore as soon as all the peoples heard the sound of the horn, flute, lyre, trigon, psaltery, bagpipe, and all kinds of musical instruments, all the peoples, nations, and populations of all languages fell down and worshiped the golden statue that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up. <a href="/nasb/daniel/3.htm">NASB 1995</a> Therefore at that time, when all the peoples heard the sound of the horn, flute, lyre, trigon, psaltery, bagpipe and all kinds of music, all the peoples, nations and men of every language fell down and worshiped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up. <a href="/nasb77/daniel/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Therefore at that time, when all the peoples heard the sound of the horn, flute, lyre, trigon, psaltery, bagpipe, and all kinds of music, all the peoples, nations and men of every language fell down and worshiped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up. <a href="/lsb/daniel/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Therefore at that time, when all the peoples heard the sound of the horn, flute, lyre, trigon, psaltery, bagpipe, and all kinds of music, all the peoples, nations, and men of every tongue fell down and worshiped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up. <a href="/amp/daniel/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a> So when the people heard the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, dulcimer, bagpipe and all kinds of music, all the peoples, nations, and speakers of every language fell down and worshiped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up. <a href="/csb/daniel/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Therefore, when all the people heard the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, and every kind of music, people of every nation and language fell down and worshiped the gold statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up. <a href="/hcsb/daniel/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Therefore, when all the people heard the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, and every kind of music, people of every nation and language fell down and worshiped the gold statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up. <a href="/asv/daniel/3.htm">American Standard Version</a> Therefore at that time, when all the peoples heard the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of music, all the peoples, the nations, and the languages, fell down and worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up. <a href="/cev/daniel/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> As soon as the people heard the music, they bowed down and worshiped the gold statue that the king had set up. <a href="/erv/daniel/3.htm">English Revised Version</a> Therefore at that time, when all the peoples heard the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of music, all the peoples, the nations, and the languages, fell down and worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up. <a href="/gwt/daniel/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> As soon as they heard the sound of rams' horns, flutes, lyres, harps, and three-stringed harps with all other kinds of instruments, all the people from every province, nation, and language bowed down and worshiped the gold statue King Nebuchadnezzar had set up. <a href="/gnt/daniel/3.htm">Good News Translation</a> And so, as soon as they heard the sound of the instruments, the people of all the nations, races, and languages bowed down and worshiped the gold statue which King Nebuchadnezzar had set up. <a href="/isv/daniel/3.htm">International Standard Version</a> Therefore, when all of the people "heard the sound of the trumpet, the flute, the lyre, the four-stringed lyre, and the harp, playing together along with various other instruments," all the "people, nations, and languages" began to fall down and worship the golden statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up. <a href="/msb/daniel/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Therefore, as soon as all the people heard the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, and all kinds of music, the people of every nation and language would fall down and worship the golden statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up. <a href="/net/daniel/3.htm">NET Bible</a> Therefore when they all heard the sound of the horn, flute, zither, trigon, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, all the peoples, nations, and language groups began bowing down and paying homage to the golden statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had erected. <a href="/nheb/daniel/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Therefore at that time, when all the peoples heard the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and all kinds of music, all the peoples, the nations, and the languages, fell down and worshiped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up. <a href="/wbt/daniel/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Therefore at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of music, all the people, the nations, and the languages, fell down and worshiped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up. <a href="/web/daniel/3.htm">World English Bible</a> Therefore at that time, when all the peoples heard the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and all kinds of music, all the peoples, the nations, and the languages fell down and worshiped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/daniel/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Therefore at that time, when all the peoples are hearing the voice of the horn, the flute, the harp, the lyre, the stringed instrument, and all kinds of music, falling down are all the peoples, nations and languages, worshiping the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king has raised up. <a href="/ylt/daniel/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Therefore at that time, when all the peoples are hearing the voice of the cornet, the flute, the harp, the sackbut, the psaltery, and all kinds of music, falling down are all the peoples, nations and languages, doing obeisance to the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath raised up. <a href="/slt/daniel/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For this cause in that time that all peoples heard the voice of the horn, the pipe, the harp, the lyre, the psaltery, and all sorts of music, all peoples, nations, and tongues, fell prostrating themselves to the image of gold that Nebuchadnezzar the king set up.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/daniel/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Upon this therefore, at the time when all the people heard the sound of the trumpet, the flute, and the harp, of the sackbut, and the psaltery, of the symphony, and of all kind of music: all the nations, tribes, and languages fell down and adored the golden statue which king Nabuchodonosor had set up. <a href="/cpdv/daniel/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> After this, therefore, as soon as all the people heard the sound of the trumpet, the pipe and the lute, the harp and the psaltery, and of the symphony and every kind of music, all the peoples, tribes, and languages fell down and adored the gold statue, which king Nebuchadnezzar had set up. <a href="/nabre/daniel/3.htm">New American Bible</a> Therefore, as soon as they heard the sound of the horn, pipe, zither, dulcimer, harp, double-flute, and all the other musical instruments, the nations and peoples of every language all fell down and worshiped the golden statue which King Nebuchadnezzar had set up. <a href="/nrsvce/daniel/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Therefore, as soon as all the peoples heard the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, drum, and entire musical ensemble, all the peoples, nations, and languages fell down and worshiped the golden statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/daniel/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Therefore at the hour when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, the flute, the harp, the sackbut, the psaltery, and all kinds of music, all the peoples, the nations, and the languages fell down and worshipped the golden image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up. <a href="/hpbt/daniel/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And at that moment the nations were hearing the sound of the trumpet, and the piping, and lyre, and harp, and bag pipes and all kinds of music, all the nations and peoples and languages were falling down, and they were worshiping the image of gold which Nebukadnetsar the King had raised<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/daniel/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Therefore at that time, when all the peoples heard the sound of the horn, pipe, harp, trigon, psaltery, and all kinds of music, all the peoples, the nations, and the languages, fell down and worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up. <a href="/sep/daniel/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And it came to pass when the nations heard the sound of the trumpet, and pipe, and harp, and sackbut, and psaltery, and all kinds of music, all the nations, tribes, and languages, fell down and worshipped the golden image which king Nabuchodonosor had set up. <a href="/parallel/daniel/3-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/shUZJK-vYxI?start=879" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/daniel/3.htm">Nebuchadnezzar's Golden Image</a> …6And whoever does not fall down and worship will immediately be thrown into the blazing fiery furnace.” 7<a href="/hebrew/3606.htm" title="3606: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. (Aramaic) corresponding to kol."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6903.htm" title="6903: qo·ḇêl (Prep) -- (Aramaic) or qobel (Aramaic); (corresponding to qabal; in front of; usually on account of, so as, since, hence."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1836.htm" title="1836: də·nāh (Pro-ms) -- This. (Aramaic) an orthographical variation of dek; this.">Therefore,</a> <a href="/hebrew/bêh- (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/2166.htm" title="2166: zim·nā (N-msd) -- Time. (Aramaic) from zman; the same as zman."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1768.htm" title="1768: kə·ḏî (Prep-k:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that, because. ">as soon as</a> <a href="/hebrew/3606.htm" title="3606: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. (Aramaic) corresponding to kol.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/5972.htm" title="5972: ‘am·may·yā (N-mpd) -- People. (Aramaic) corresponding to am.">the people</a> <a href="/hebrew/8086.htm" title="8086: šā·mə·‘în (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To hear. (Aramaic) corresponding to shama'.">heard</a> <a href="/hebrew/7032.htm" title="7032: qāl (N-msc) -- A voice, sound. (Aramaic) corresponding to qowl.">the sound</a> <a href="/hebrew/7162.htm" title="7162: qar·nā (N-fsd) -- A horn. (Aramaic) corresponding to qeren; a horn (literally or for sound).">of the horn,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4953.htm" title="4953: maš·rō·w·qî·ṯā (N-fsd) -- A (musical) pipe. (Aramaic) from a root corresponding to sharaq; a (musical) pipe (from its whistling sound).">flute,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7030.htm" title="7030: qī·ṯå̄·rōs (N-ms) -- A lyre, zither. (Aramaic) of Greek origin; a lyre.">zither,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5443.htm" title="5443: śab·bə·ḵā (N-fs) -- Trigon (a musical instrument). (Aramaic) or sabbka: (Aramaic); from a root corresponding to cabak; a lyre.">lyre,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6460.htm" title="6460: pə·san·ṭê·rîn (N-ms) -- (a triangular stringed instrument) perhaps trigon. (Aramaic) or pcanteriyn; a transliteration of the Gr. Psalterion; a lyre.">harp,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3606.htm" title="3606: wə·ḵōl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. (Aramaic) corresponding to kol.">and all</a> <a href="/hebrew/2178.htm" title="2178: zə·nê (N-mpc) -- Kind, sort. (Aramaic) corresponding to zan; sort.">kinds</a> <a href="/hebrew/2170.htm" title="2170: zə·mā·rā (N-msd) -- Music. (Aramaic) from a root corresponding to zamar; instrumental music.">of music,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5972.htm" title="5972: ‘am·may·yā (N-mpd) -- People. (Aramaic) corresponding to am.">the people</a> <a href="/hebrew/3606.htm" title="3606: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. (Aramaic) corresponding to kol.">of every</a> <a href="/hebrew/524.htm" title="524: ’u·may·yā (N-fpd) -- A nation. (Aramaic) corresponding to 'ummah.">nation</a> <a href="/hebrew/3961.htm" title="3961: wə·liš·šā·nay·yā (Conj-w:: N-mpd) -- Tongue. (Aramaic) corresponding to lashown; speech, i.e. A nation.">and language</a> <a href="/hebrew/5308.htm" title="5308: nā·p̄ə·lîn (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To fall. (Aramaic) corresponding to naphal.">would fall down</a> <a href="/hebrew/5457.htm" title="5457: sā·ḡə·ḏîn (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To do homage. (Aramaic) corresponding to cagad.">and worship</a> <a href="/hebrew/1722.htm" title="1722: da·hă·ḇā (N-msd) -- Gold. (Aramaic) corresponding to zahab; gold.">the golden</a> <a href="/hebrew/6755.htm" title="6755: lə·ṣe·lem (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- An image. (Aramaic) or tslem (Aramaic); corresponding to tselem; an idolatrous figure.">statue</a> <a href="/hebrew/1768.htm" title="1768: dî (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that, because. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/4430.htm" title="4430: mal·kā (N-msd) -- King. (Aramaic) corresponding to melek; a king.">King</a> <a href="/hebrew/5020.htm" title="5020: nə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·neṣ·ṣar (N-proper-ms) -- A Bab. king. (Aramaic) corresponding to Nbuwkadne'tstsar.">Nebuchadnezzar</a> <a href="/hebrew/6966.htm" title="6966: hă·qêm (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- To arise, stand. (Aramaic) corresponding to quwm.">had set up.</a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/revelation/13-15.htm">Revelation 13:15</a> The second beast was permitted to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that the image could speak and cause all who refused to worship it to be killed. <a href="/exodus/32-1.htm">Exodus 32:1-6</a> Now when the people saw that Moses was delayed in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said, “Come, make us gods who will go before us. As for this Moses who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him!” / So Aaron told them, “Take off the gold earrings that are on your wives and sons and daughters, and bring them to me.” / Then all the people took off their gold earrings and brought them to Aaron. ... <a href="/2_kings/17-16.htm">2 Kings 17:16</a> They abandoned all the commandments of the LORD their God and made for themselves two cast idols of calves and an Asherah pole. They bowed down to all the host of heaven and served Baal. <a href="/acts/19-34.htm">Acts 19:34</a> But when they realized that he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison for about two hours: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!” <a href="/isaiah/44-15.htm">Isaiah 44:15-17</a> It serves as fuel for man. He takes some of it to warm himself, and he kindles a fire and bakes his bread. He also fashions it into a god and worships it; he makes an idol and bows down to it. / He burns half of it in the fire, and he roasts meat on that half. He eats the roast and is satisfied. Indeed, he warms himself and says, “Ah! I am warm; I see the fire.” / From the rest he makes a god, his graven image. He bows down to it and worships; he prays to it and says, “Save me, for you are my god.” <a href="/jeremiah/10-3.htm">Jeremiah 10:3-5</a> For the customs of the peoples are worthless; they cut down a tree from the forest; it is shaped with a chisel by the hands of a craftsman. / They adorn it with silver and gold and fasten it with hammer and nails, so that it will not totter. / Like scarecrows in a cucumber patch, their idols cannot speak. They must be carried because they cannot walk. Do not fear them, for they can do no harm, and neither can they do any good.” <a href="/2_thessalonians/2-4.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:4</a> He will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god or object of worship. So he will seat himself in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God. <a href="/1_corinthians/10-7.htm">1 Corinthians 10:7</a> Do not be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written: “The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.” <a href="/psalms/97-7.htm">Psalm 97:7</a> All worshipers of images are put to shame—those who boast in idols. Worship Him, all you gods! <a href="/isaiah/46-6.htm">Isaiah 46:6-7</a> They pour out their bags of gold and weigh out silver on scales; they hire a goldsmith to fashion it into a god, so they can bow down and worship. / They lift it to their shoulder and carry it along; they set it in its place, and there it stands, not budging from that spot. They cry out to it, but it does not answer; it saves no one from his troubles. <a href="/revelation/14-9.htm">Revelation 14:9-11</a> And a third angel followed them, calling out in a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and its image and receives its mark on his forehead or on his hand, / he too will drink the wine of God’s anger, poured undiluted into the cup of His wrath. And he will be tormented in fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb. / And the smoke of their torment rises forever and ever. Day and night there is no rest for those who worship the beast and its image, or for anyone who receives the mark of its name.” <a href="/deuteronomy/4-28.htm">Deuteronomy 4:28</a> And there you will serve man-made gods of wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or eat or smell. <a href="/1_kings/12-28.htm">1 Kings 12:28-30</a> After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves and said to the people, “Going up to Jerusalem is too much for you. Here, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.” / One calf he set up in Bethel, and the other in Dan. / And this thing became a sin; the people walked as far as Dan to worship before one of the calves. <a href="/romans/1-23.htm">Romans 1:23</a> and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles. <a href="/isaiah/2-20.htm">Isaiah 2:20</a> In that day men will cast away to the moles and bats their idols of silver and gold—the idols they made to worship.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Therefore at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of music, all the people, the nations, and the languages, fell down and worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.when.<a href="/daniel/3-10.htm">Daniel 3:10</a> Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, shall fall down and worship the golden image:all the people.<a href="/jeremiah/51-7.htm">Jeremiah 51:7</a> Babylon hath been a golden cup in the LORD'S hand, that made all the earth drunken: the nations have drunken of her wine; therefore the nations are mad.<a href="/acts/14-16.htm">Acts 14:16</a> Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways.<a href="/1_john/5-19.htm">1 John 5:19</a> And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/daniel/3-5.htm">Cornet</a> <a href="/daniel/2-46.htm">Fell</a> <a href="/daniel/3-5.htm">Flute</a> <a href="/daniel/3-5.htm">Golden</a> <a href="/daniel/3-5.htm">Harp</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-6.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/daniel/3-5.htm">Horn</a> <a href="/daniel/3-5.htm">Image</a> <a href="/daniel/3-5.htm">Kinds</a> <a href="/daniel/3-5.htm">Lyre</a> <a href="/daniel/3-5.htm">Music</a> <a href="/daniel/3-5.htm">Musick</a> <a href="/daniel/3-4.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/daniel/3-5.htm">Nebuchadnezzar</a> <a href="/daniel/3-4.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/daniel/3-5.htm">Pipe</a> <a href="/daniel/3-5.htm">Psaltery</a> <a href="/daniel/3-5.htm">Sackbut</a> <a href="/daniel/3-5.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/daniel/3-5.htm">Time</a> <a href="/daniel/3-5.htm">Trigon</a> <a href="/daniel/2-46.htm">Worshiped</a> <a href="/daniel/2-46.htm">Worshipped</a> <a href="/daniel/3-5.htm">Zither</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/daniel/3-10.htm">Cornet</a> <a href="/daniel/3-23.htm">Fell</a> <a href="/daniel/3-10.htm">Flute</a> <a href="/daniel/3-10.htm">Golden</a> <a href="/daniel/3-10.htm">Harp</a> <a href="/daniel/5-14.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/daniel/3-10.htm">Horn</a> <a href="/daniel/3-10.htm">Image</a> <a href="/daniel/3-10.htm">Kinds</a> <a href="/daniel/3-10.htm">Lyre</a> <a href="/daniel/3-10.htm">Music</a> <a href="/daniel/3-10.htm">Musick</a> <a href="/daniel/4-1.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/daniel/3-9.htm">Nebuchadnezzar</a> <a href="/daniel/4-1.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/daniel/3-10.htm">Pipe</a> <a href="/daniel/3-10.htm">Psaltery</a> <a href="/daniel/3-10.htm">Sackbut</a> <a href="/daniel/3-10.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/daniel/3-8.htm">Time</a> <a href="/daniel/3-10.htm">Trigon</a> <a href="/daniel/7-14.htm">Worshiped</a> <a href="/matthew/2-11.htm">Worshipped</a> <a href="/daniel/3-10.htm">Zither</a><div class="vheading2">Daniel 3</div>1. <a href="/daniel/3-1.htm">Nebuchadnezzar dedicates a golden image in Dura.</a> 3. <a href="/daniel/3-3.htm">They being threatened, make a good confession.</a> 8. <a href="/daniel/3-8.htm">Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego are accused for not worshipping the image.</a> 19. <a href="/daniel/3-19.htm">They are cast into the furnace,</a> 24. <a href="/daniel/3-24.htm">from which God delivers them.</a> 28. <a href="/daniel/3-28.htm">Nebuchadnezzar seeing the miracle blesses God, and advances them.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The use of various musical instruments signifies the grandeur and importance of the event. In ancient Babylon, music played a crucial role in religious and royal ceremonies, often used to signal the beginning of worship or to honor deities and kings. The diversity of instruments reflects the cultural richness of the Babylonian empire, which was known for its advancements in arts and music. The immediate reaction to the music underscores the authority of King Nebuchadnezzar and the pressure on the people to conform to his decree.the people of every nation and language This phrase emphasizes the vastness and diversity of Nebuchadnezzar's empire, which included people from various conquered nations. The Babylonian Empire was a melting pot of cultures, languages, and ethnicities, resulting from its expansive conquests. This diversity is significant in the biblical narrative, as it sets the stage for the challenge faced by Daniel and his friends, who were among the exiles from Judah. The phrase also foreshadows the New Testament's message of the gospel being for all nations and languages, as seen in the Great Commission (<a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Matthew 28:19</a>) and the vision in <a href="/revelation/7-9.htm">Revelation 7:9</a>, where a multitude from every nation worships God.would fall down and worship the golden statue The act of falling down and worshiping the statue represents submission and allegiance to Nebuchadnezzar's authority and the Babylonian gods. In ancient Near Eastern cultures, bowing or prostrating oneself was a common gesture of reverence and worship. The golden statue, likely representing a deity or the king himself, symbolizes the idolatry prevalent in Babylon. This act of worship contrasts with the monotheistic faith of the Israelites, who were commanded to worship only Yahweh (<a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3-5</a>). The refusal of Daniel's friends to bow down later in the chapter highlights their faithfulness to God and serves as a type of Christ, who resisted temptation and remained obedient to the Father.that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up This phrase underscores Nebuchadnezzar's role in establishing the statue and the decree to worship it. As a powerful ruler, Nebuchadnezzar sought to unify his empire under a common religion and demonstrate his supremacy. The king's actions reflect the historical context of rulers using religion to consolidate power and control over their subjects. Nebuchadnezzar's pride and self-exaltation are themes that recur throughout the Book of Daniel, ultimately leading to his humbling in <a href="/daniel/4.htm">Daniel 4</a>. The setting up of the statue can also be seen as a foreshadowing of the end-times prophecy in Revelation, where the Antichrist sets up an image to be worshiped (<a href="/revelation/13-14.htm">Revelation 13:14-15</a>), drawing a parallel between Nebuchadnezzar's actions and future events.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/k/king_nebuchadnezzar.htm">King Nebuchadnezzar</a> The Babylonian king who erected the golden statue and commanded all to worship it. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_golden_statue.htm">The Golden Statue</a> A massive idol set up by Nebuchadnezzar, symbolizing his power and the unity of his empire. 3. <a href="/topical/p/peoples_of_every_nation_and_language.htm">Peoples of Every Nation and Language</a> Represents the diverse subjects of Nebuchadnezzar's empire, highlighting the vastness of his rule. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_sound_of_music.htm">The Sound of Music</a> The signal for all to bow and worship the statue, indicating the use of music as a tool for control and conformity. 5. <a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a> The setting of this event, a city known for its grandeur and idolatry.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_idolatry.htm">The Danger of Idolatry</a> Idolatry is not just the worship of physical statues but anything that takes the place of God in our lives. We must be vigilant against modern forms of idolatry. <a href="/topical/c/conformity_vs._conviction.htm">Conformity vs. Conviction</a> The pressure to conform to societal norms can be immense, but as Christians, we are called to stand firm in our convictions, even when it is unpopular or dangerous. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_music_in_worship.htm">The Role of Music in Worship</a> Music is a powerful tool that can lead us closer to God or away from Him. We should be discerning about the music we engage with and its influence on our hearts. <a href="/topical/u/unity_in_diversity.htm">Unity in Diversity</a> While Nebuchadnezzar sought to unify his empire through forced worship, true unity in the body of Christ comes through shared faith and love, not coercion. <a href="/topical/f/faith_under_pressure.htm">Faith Under Pressure</a> The account challenges us to consider how we would respond under pressure to compromise our faith. It encourages us to prepare spiritually for such tests.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_daniel_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Daniel 3</a> <a href="/q/why_is_daniel_absent_in_daniel_3.htm">Why is Daniel, a prominent figure in the king's court, conspicuously absent in the events of Daniel 3?</a> <a href="/q/what_happened_to_shadrach,_meshach,_abednego.htm">What happened to Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in Babylon?</a> <a href="/q/why_no_trace_of_nebuchadnezzar's_gold_statue.htm">How could Nebuchadnezzar have built such an enormous gold statue (Daniel 3:1) without leaving any historical or archaeological trace?</a> <a href="/q/did_nebuchadnezzar_declare_their_god_supreme.htm">Is there any historical evidence that Nebuchadnezzar suddenly declared the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego supreme (Daniel 3:28-29)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/daniel/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 7. - Therefore at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of music, all the people, the nations, and the languages, fell down and worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up. The Septuagint renders, "And at that time, when all the nations (Gentiles) heard the sound of the trumpet, the pipe and harp, sackbut and psaltery, and every sound of music, then all the nations (Gentiles), tribes, and tongues, fell down and worshipped the golden image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up." The last words, κατέναντυ τουτοῦ evidently belong to the beginning of the next verse. It is possible ἤχου is due to another reading, but may also have been the result of a desire for variation. Theodotion does not differ from the Massoretic text The two Greek versions agree with the Massoretic in omitting συμφωνία. The rendering of the Peshitta is, "In the hour when the nations heard the voice of the horn, and flute, and lyre, (qithra), and harp (kinnor), and pipe (tziphonia), and all kinds of music, all these peoples, nations, and tongues, fell down and worshipped the golden image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up" It is to be noted that kinnor, its Shemitic equivalent, here again follows qithra, and that pesanterin is again omitted. Jerome, in opposition to the Massoretic and the Greek versions, inserts symphonia. In regard to the Massoretic text here, as in the fifth verse, we have qathros instead of the qithros of the K'thib; in this, the K'thib agrees, as generally, with the Eastern instead of the Western form the word assumes. Professor Bevan compares the use of כְּדִי here with that in the Palmyrene inscriptions (Vogue 15). Zemara is said by Keil to refer only to song; but Furst, Gesenius, and Wirier apply the word to instrumental music. It may, as a matter of fact, be either; if it be a chorus of voices, it is then equivalent to συμφωνία. This verse simply chronicles the obedience that was at once and unquestioningly rendered to the command of Nebuchadnezzar. The obedience of these Gentiles served to bring out into clearer relief the steadfastness of these Jews, or, what appears to the king and his courtiers, their obstinacy. Not impossibly, their resistance to the king was emphasized by their remaining standing amid the crowd of those prostrate officials. <a href="/commentaries/daniel/3-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Therefore, כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3606.htm">Strong's 3606: </a> The whole, all, any, every as soon as כְּדִ֣י (kə·ḏî) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1768.htm">Strong's 1768: </a> Who, which, that, because all כָּֽל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3606.htm">Strong's 3606: </a> The whole, all, any, every the people עַמְמַיָּ֡א (‘am·may·yā) Noun - masculine plural determinate <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5972.htm">Strong's 5972: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock heard שָֽׁמְעִ֣ין (šā·mə·‘în) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8086.htm">Strong's 8086: </a> To hear intelligently the sound קָ֣ל (qāl) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7032.htm">Strong's 7032: </a> A voice, sound of the horn, קַרְנָא֩ (qar·nā) Noun - feminine singular determinate <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7162.htm">Strong's 7162: </a> A horn flute, מַשְׁר֨וֹקִיתָ֜א (maš·rō·w·qî·ṯā) Noun - feminine singular determinate <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4953.htm">Strong's 4953: </a> A (musical) pipe zither, קַתְר֤וֹס (qaṯ·rō·ws) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7030.htm">Strong's 7030: </a> A lyre, zither lyre, שַׂבְּכָא֙ (śab·bə·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5443.htm">Strong's 5443: </a> Trigon (a musical instrument) harp, פְּסַנְטֵרִ֔ין (pə·san·ṭê·rîn) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6460.htm">Strong's 6460: </a> (a triangular stringed instrument) perhaps trigon and all וְכֹ֖ל (wə·ḵōl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3606.htm">Strong's 3606: </a> The whole, all, any, every kinds זְנֵ֣י (zə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2178.htm">Strong's 2178: </a> Kind, sort of music, זְמָרָ֑א (zə·mā·rā) Noun - masculine singular determinate <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2170.htm">Strong's 2170: </a> Instrumental music the people עַֽמְמַיָּ֜א (‘am·may·yā) Noun - masculine plural determinate <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5972.htm">Strong's 5972: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock of every כָּֽל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3606.htm">Strong's 3606: </a> The whole, all, any, every nation אֻמַיָּ֣א (’u·may·yā) Noun - feminine plural determinate <a href="/hebrew/strongs_524.htm">Strong's 524: </a> A collection, community of persons and language וְלִשָּׁנַיָּ֗א (wə·liš·šā·nay·yā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural determinate <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3961.htm">Strong's 3961: </a> Speech, a nation fell down נָֽפְלִ֨ין (nā·p̄ə·lîn) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5308.htm">Strong's 5308: </a> To fall and worshiped סָֽגְדִין֙ (sā·ḡə·ḏîn) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5457.htm">Strong's 5457: </a> To prostrate oneself the golden דַּהֲבָ֔א (da·hă·ḇā) Noun - masculine singular determinate <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> Gold statue לְצֶ֣לֶם (lə·ṣe·lem) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6755.htm">Strong's 6755: </a> An idolatrous figure that דִּ֥י (dî) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1768.htm">Strong's 1768: </a> Who, which, that, because King מַלְכָּֽא׃ (mal·kā) Noun - masculine singular determinate <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4430.htm">Strong's 4430: </a> A king Nebuchadnezzar נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֥ר (nə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·neṣ·ṣar) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5020.htm">Strong's 5020: </a> Nebuchadnezzar -- a Babylonian king had set up. הֲקֵ֖ים (hă·qêm) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6966.htm">Strong's 6966: </a> To arise, stand <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/daniel/3-7.htm">Daniel 3:7 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/daniel/3-7.htm">Daniel 3:7 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/daniel/3-7.htm">Daniel 3:7 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/daniel/3-7.htm">Daniel 3:7 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/daniel/3-7.htm">Daniel 3:7 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/daniel/3-7.htm">Daniel 3:7 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/daniel/3-7.htm">Daniel 3:7 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/daniel/3-7.htm">Daniel 3:7 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/daniel/3-7.htm">Daniel 3:7 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/daniel/3-7.htm">Daniel 3:7 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/daniel/3-7.htm">OT Prophets: Daniel 3:7 Therefore at that time when all (Dan. 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