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So these men were brought before the king,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/daniel/3.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then Nebuchadnezzar flew into a rage and ordered that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego be brought before him. When they were brought in,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/daniel/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Nebuchadnezzar in furious rage commanded that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego be brought. So they brought these men before the king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/daniel/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Nebuchadnezzar, furious with rage, summoned Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. So these men were brought before the king,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/daniel/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then Nebuchadnezzar in <i>his</i> rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Then they brought these men before the king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/daniel/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then Nebuchadnezzar, in rage and fury, gave the command to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. So they brought these men before the king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/daniel/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Nebuchadnezzar in rage and anger gave orders to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego; then these men were brought before the king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/daniel/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then Nebuchadnezzar in rage and anger gave orders to bring Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego; then these men were brought before the king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/daniel/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then Nebuchadnezzar in rage and anger gave orders to bring Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego; then these men were brought before the king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/daniel/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then Nebuchadnezzar in rage and wrath said to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego; then these men were brought before the king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/daniel/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then Nebuchadnezzar in a furious rage gave a command to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego; and these men were brought before the king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/daniel/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then in a furious rage Nebuchadnezzar gave orders to bring in Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. So these men were brought before the king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/daniel/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then in a furious rage Nebuchadnezzar gave orders to bring in Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. So these men were brought before the king. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/daniel/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. Then they brought these men before the king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/daniel/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />King Nebuchadnezzar was furious. So he sent for the three young men and said, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/daniel/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. Then they brought these men before the king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/daniel/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then, in a fit of rage and anger, Nebuchadnezzar summoned Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Immediately, they were brought to the king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/daniel/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />At that, the king flew into a rage and ordered the three men to be brought before him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/daniel/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Nebuchadnezzar flew into a rage and furiously ordered that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego be brought before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/daniel/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Nebuchadnezzar, furious with rage, summoned Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. So these men were brought before the king,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/daniel/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then Nebuchadnezzar in a fit of rage demanded that they bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego before him. So they brought them before the king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/daniel/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Then they brought these men before the king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/daniel/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. Then they brought these men before the king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/daniel/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then Nebuchadnezzar in rage and fury commanded that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego be brought. Then these men were brought before the king. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/daniel/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Nebuchadnezzar, in anger and fury, has said to bring in Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. Then these men have been brought in before the king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/daniel/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Then Nebuchadnezzar, in anger and fury, hath said to bring in Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. Then these men have been brought in before the king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/daniel/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />At that time Nebuchadnezzar in anger and wrath, said to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. Then they brought these men before the king.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/daniel/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Then Nabuchodonosor in fury, and in wrath, commanded that Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago should be brought: who immediately were brought before the king. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/daniel/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then Nebuchadnezzar, in fury and in wrath, commanded that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego should be brought, and so, without delay, they were brought before the king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/daniel/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Nebuchadnezzar flew into a rage and sent for Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who were promptly brought before the king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/daniel/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Nebuchadnezzar in furious rage commanded that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego be brought in; so they brought those men before the king.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/daniel/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then King Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. And they brought them before the king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/daniel/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Then Nebukadnetsar the King, in anger and in rage, said to bring Shadrak, Mishak and Abednego, and they brought them before the King<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/daniel/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. Then were these men brought before the king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/daniel/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Then Nabuchodonosor in wrath and anger commanded to bring Sedrach, Misach, and Abdenago: and they were brought before the king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/daniel/3-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/shUZJK-vYxI?start=947" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/daniel/3.htm">Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego Accused</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">12</span>But there are some Jews you have appointed to manage the province of Babylon—Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego—who have ignored you, O king, and have refused to serve your gods or worship the golden statue you have set up.” <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/116.htm" title="116: bê·ḏa·yin (Prep-b:: Adv) -- Then, thereupon. (Aramaic) of uncertain derivation; then (of time).">Then</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/2528.htm" title="2528: wa·ḥă·māh (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- A rage. (Aramaic) or chamah (Aramaic); corresponding to chemah; anger.">furious</a> <a href="/hebrew/7266.htm" title="7266: bir·ḡaz (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- A rage. (Aramaic) from rgaz; violent anger.">with rage,</a> <a href="/hebrew/560.htm" title="560: ’ă·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To say, tell, command. (Aramaic) corresponding to 'amar.">summoned</a> <a href="/hebrew/858.htm" title="858: lə·hay·ṯā·yāh (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To come. (Aramaic) or wathaw (Aramaic); corresponding to 'athah."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7715.htm" title="7715: lə·šaḏ·raḵ (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- Bab. name of one of Daniel's companions. (Aramaic) the same as Shadrak.">Shadrach,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4336.htm" title="4336: mê·šaḵ (N-proper-ms) -- A Bab. name. (Aramaic) of foreign origin and doubtful significance; Meshak, the Babylonian name of Miysha'el.">Meshach,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5665.htm" title="5665: wa·‘ă·ḇêḏ (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- Servant of Nebo, Bab. name of one of Daniel's companions. (Aramaic) of foreign origin; Abed-Nego, the name of Azariah."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5665.htm" title="5665: nə·ḡōw (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- Servant of Nebo, Bab. name of one of Daniel's companions. (Aramaic) of foreign origin; Abed-Nego, the name of Azariah.">and Abednego.</a> <a href="/hebrew/116.htm" title="116: bê·ḏa·yin (Prep-b:: Adv) -- Then, thereupon. (Aramaic) of uncertain derivation; then (of time).">So</a> <a href="/hebrew/479.htm" title="479: ’il·lêḵ (Pro-cp) -- These. (Aramaic) prolonged from 'el; these.">these</a> <a href="/hebrew/1400.htm" title="1400: guḇ·ray·yā (N-mpd) -- Man. (Aramaic) corresponding to gbar.">men</a> <a href="/hebrew/858.htm" title="858: hê·ṯā·yū (V-Hofal-Perf-3mp) -- To come. (Aramaic) or wathaw (Aramaic); corresponding to 'athah.">were brought</a> <a href="/hebrew/6925.htm" title="6925: qo·ḏām (Prep) -- Before. (Aramaic) or qdam (Aramaic) (Daniel 7:13); corresponding to qedem; before.">before</a> <a href="/hebrew/4430.htm" title="4430: mal·kā (N-msd) -- King. (Aramaic) corresponding to melek; a king.">the king,</a> </span><span class="reftext">14</span>and Nebuchadnezzar said to them, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, is it true that you do not serve my gods or worship the golden statue I have set up?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/5-2.htm">Exodus 5:2</a></span><br />But Pharaoh replied, “Who is the LORD that I should obey His voice and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, and I will not let Israel go.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/3-5.htm">Esther 3:5</a></span><br />When Haman saw that Mordecai would not bow down or pay him homage, he was filled with rage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/4-18.htm">Acts 4:18-20</a></span><br />Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus. / But Peter and John replied, “Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God’s sight to listen to you rather than God. / For we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/5-29.htm">Acts 5:29</a></span><br />But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/6-31.htm">2 Kings 6:31</a></span><br />He announced, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat remains on his shoulders through this day!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-18.htm">Matthew 10:18-20</a></span><br />On My account you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles. / But when they hand you over, do not worry about how to respond or what to say. In that hour you will be given what to say. / For it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-54.htm">Acts 7:54</a></span><br />On hearing this, the members of the Sanhedrin were enraged, and they gnashed their teeth at him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/12-1.htm">Acts 12:1-3</a></span><br />About that time, King Herod reached out to harm some who belonged to the church. / He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword. / And seeing that this pleased the Jews, Herod proceeded to seize Peter during the Feast of Unleavened Bread.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/20-30.htm">1 Samuel 20:30</a></span><br />Then Saul’s anger burned against Jonathan, and he said to him, “You son of a perverse and rebellious woman! Do I not know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame and to the shame of the mother who bore you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/19-10.htm">John 19:10-11</a></span><br />So Pilate said to Him, “Do You refuse to speak to me? Do You not know that I have authority to release You and authority to crucify You?” / Jesus answered, “You would have no authority over Me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed Me over to you is guilty of greater sin.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/16-19.htm">Acts 16:19-24</a></span><br />When the girl’s owners saw that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities in the marketplace. / They brought them to the magistrates and said, “These men are Jews and are throwing our city into turmoil / by promoting customs that are unlawful for us Romans to adopt or practice.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/16-10.htm">2 Chronicles 16:10</a></span><br />Asa was angry with the seer and became so enraged over this matter that he put the man in prison. And at the same time Asa oppressed some of the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-11.htm">Luke 12:11-12</a></span><br />When you are brought before synagogues, rulers, and authorities, do not worry about how to defend yourselves or what to say. / For at that time the Holy Spirit will teach you what you should say.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/17-6.htm">Acts 17:6-7</a></span><br />But when they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some other brothers before the city officials, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have now come here, / and Jason has welcomed them into his home. They are all defying Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king, named Jesus!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/5-11.htm">2 Kings 5:11</a></span><br />But Naaman went away angry, saying, “I thought that he would surely come out, stand and call on the name of the LORD his God, and wave his hand over the spot to cure my leprosy.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Then they brought these men before the king.</p><p class="hdg">in his.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/3-19.htm">Daniel 3:19</a></b></br> Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: <i>therefore</i> he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/2-12.htm">Daniel 2:12</a></b></br> For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise <i>men</i> of Babylon.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/4-5.htm">Genesis 4:5</a></b></br> But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.</p><p class="hdg">Then.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/10-18.htm">Matthew 10:18</a></b></br> And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/13-9.htm">Mark 13:9</a></b></br> But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/21-12.htm">Luke 21:12</a></b></br> But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute <i>you</i>, delivering <i>you</i> up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/daniel/3-12.htm">Abednego</a> <a href="/daniel/2-49.htm">Abed'nego</a> <a href="/daniel/3-12.htm">Abed-Nego</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-8.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/daniel/3-4.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/daniel/2-12.htm">Furious</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-18.htm">Fury</a> <a href="/daniel/3-12.htm">Meshach</a> <a href="/daniel/3-9.htm">Nebuchadnezzar</a> <a href="/daniel/3-9.htm">Nebuchadnez'zar</a> <a href="/daniel/2-46.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-18.htm">Passion</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-14.htm">Rage</a> <a href="/daniel/3-12.htm">Shadrach</a> <a href="/daniel/2-2.htm">Summoned</a> <a href="/daniel/2-12.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/daniel/3-14.htm">Abednego</a> <a href="/daniel/3-14.htm">Abed'nego</a> <a href="/daniel/3-14.htm">Abed-Nego</a> <a href="/daniel/8-7.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/daniel/3-19.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/nahum/1-2.htm">Furious</a> <a href="/daniel/3-19.htm">Fury</a> <a href="/daniel/3-14.htm">Meshach</a> <a href="/daniel/3-14.htm">Nebuchadnezzar</a> <a href="/daniel/3-14.htm">Nebuchadnez'zar</a> <a href="/daniel/3-20.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/nahum/1-6.htm">Passion</a> <a href="/daniel/11-11.htm">Rage</a> <a href="/daniel/3-14.htm">Shadrach</a> <a href="/nahum/2-5.htm">Summoned</a> <a href="/daniel/8-6.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Daniel 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/daniel/3-1.htm">Nebuchadnezzar dedicates a golden image in Dura.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/daniel/3-3.htm">They being threatened, make a good confession.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/daniel/3-8.htm">Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego are accused for not worshipping the image.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/daniel/3-19.htm">They are cast into the furnace,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/daniel/3-24.htm">from which God delivers them.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/daniel/3-28.htm">Nebuchadnezzar seeing the miracle blesses God, and advances them.</a></span><br></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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/daniel/3.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>Then Nebuchadnezzar</b><br />Nebuchadnezzar was the king of Babylon, a powerful empire during the time of Daniel. His name, derived from the Akkadian language, means "Nabu, protect my boundary." Nabu was a Babylonian deity associated with wisdom and writing. Historically, Nebuchadnezzar is known for his military conquests and the construction of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. In the biblical narrative, he represents the epitome of earthly power and authority, often in contrast to the divine authority of God.<p><b>furious with rage</b><br />The phrase "furious with rage" indicates an intense emotional response. In the Hebrew text, the words used convey a deep-seated anger that is both personal and political. Nebuchadnezzar's fury is not just a personal affront but also a challenge to his authority and the religious system he has established. This reaction highlights the king's human frailty and the volatility of earthly power when confronted with divine truth.<p><b>summoned Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego</b><br />Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego are the Babylonian names given to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, respectively. These names reflect the Babylonian attempt to assimilate them into their culture, as each name is associated with Babylonian gods. Their summoning by the king underscores the tension between their faithfulness to the God of Israel and the demands of the Babylonian empire. It sets the stage for a dramatic confrontation between faith and idolatry.<p><b>So these men were brought before the king</b><br />The phrase "brought before the king" signifies a formal and potentially perilous encounter. In ancient Near Eastern courts, appearing before the king could lead to either favor or punishment. For Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, this moment is a test of their faith and integrity. It is a pivotal point where their commitment to God is publicly challenged, and their response will have significant implications for their witness and the demonstration of God's power.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/daniel/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 13.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Ahed-nego. Then they brought these men before the king.</span> The Septuagint differs from the Massoretic in translating <span class="hebrew">חְמָא</span> (<span class="accented">hama</span>) as a verb, and therefore rendering, <span class="greek">θυμωθεὶς ὀργῇ</span>, "infuriated with rage." Theodotion is in close agreement with the Massoretic, as also the Pe-shitta, with this difference, that the Syriac repeats the preposition, in which it is followed by Jerome. The word translated. "brought" presents some grammatical difficulty: the word is <span class="hebrew">הֵיתַיוּ</span> (<span class="accented">haythayoo</span>). The form seems active, but the meaning is passive. Professor Bevan suggests a difference of vocalization. The accusation of those who desired to devour these Jewish councillors was successful in its immediate aim. Nebuchadnezzar is filled with rage and fury against those who, having been the creatures of his favour, had yet dared to do despite to his authority. It might even be that their unheard-of want of courtesy to the monarch would also be regarded as discourtesy still more flagrant to the god to whose honour the statue or pillar had been erected, and this dedicative feast instituted. He commands the criminals to be brought to him. Fierce and furious as Nebuchadnezzar is, fanatic as he is for the religion of his fathers, he is yet just. These officials, however disrespectfully they have acted, have yet a right to be heard in their own defence. They are sent for by the monarch, and in due course they come. It is not impossible that Nebuchadnezzar, with all his rage and fury, was yet shrewd enough to see envy behind the accusation; it is because these men are Jews, and have been highly advanced, that the Chaldeans are ready to bring accusations of impiety against them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/daniel/3-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּאדַ֤יִן</span> <span class="translit">(bê·ḏa·yin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_116.htm">Strong's 116: </a> </span><span class="str2">Then, thereupon</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Nebuchadnezzar,</span><br /><span class="heb">נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר֙</span> <span class="translit">(nə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·neṣ·ṣar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5020.htm">Strong's 5020: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nebuchadnezzar -- a Babylonian king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">furious</span><br /><span class="heb">וַחֲמָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(wa·ḥă·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2528.htm">Strong's 2528: </a> </span><span class="str2">A rage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with rage,</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּרְגַ֣ז</span> <span class="translit">(bir·ḡaz)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7266.htm">Strong's 7266: </a> </span><span class="str2">Violent anger</span><br /><br /><span class="word">summoned</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲמַר֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_560.htm">Strong's 560: </a> </span><span class="str2">To say, tell, command</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Shadrach,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְשַׁדְרַ֥ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(lə·šaḏ·raḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7715.htm">Strong's 7715: </a> </span><span class="str2">Shadrach -- Babylonian name of one of Daniel's companions</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Meshach,</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵישַׁ֖ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(mê·šaḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4336.htm">Strong's 4336: </a> </span><span class="str2">Meshach -- a Babylonian name</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Abednego.</span><br /><span class="heb">נְג֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(nə·ḡōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5665.htm">Strong's 5665: </a> </span><span class="str2">Abed-nego -- 'servant of Nebo', Babylonian name of one of Daniel's companions</span><br /><br /><span class="word">So</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּאדַ֙יִן֙</span> <span class="translit">(bê·ḏa·yin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_116.htm">Strong's 116: </a> </span><span class="str2">Then, thereupon</span><br /><br /><span class="word">these</span><br /><span class="heb">אִלֵּ֔ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(’il·lêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_479.htm">Strong's 479: </a> </span><span class="str2">These</span><br /><br /><span class="word">men</span><br /><span class="heb">גֻּבְרַיָּ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(guḇ·ray·yā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural determinate<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1400.htm">Strong's 1400: </a> </span><span class="str2">A person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">were brought</span><br /><span class="heb">הֵיתָ֖יוּ</span> <span class="translit">(hê·ṯā·yū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hofal - Perfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_858.htm">Strong's 858: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrive</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before</span><br /><span class="heb">קֳדָ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(qo·ḏām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6925.htm">Strong's 6925: </a> </span><span class="str2">Before</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the king,</span><br /><span class="heb">מַלְכָּֽא׃</span> <span class="translit">(mal·kā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular determinate<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4430.htm">Strong's 4430: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/daniel/3-13.htm">Daniel 3:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/daniel/3-13.htm">Daniel 3:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/daniel/3-13.htm">Daniel 3:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/daniel/3-13.htm">Daniel 3:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/daniel/3-13.htm">Daniel 3:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/daniel/3-13.htm">Daniel 3:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/daniel/3-13.htm">Daniel 3:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/daniel/3-13.htm">Daniel 3:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/daniel/3-13.htm">Daniel 3:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/daniel/3-13.htm">Daniel 3:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/daniel/3-13.htm">OT Prophets: Daniel 3:13 Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury (Dan. 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