Daniel 3:14

Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, do not ye serve my gods, nor worship the golden image which I have set up?

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Nebuchadnezzar	נְבֻֽכַדְנֶצַּר֙ ne.vu.khad.ne.Tzar	H5020	Nebukadnetstsar (or -retstsar · proper noun, a man's name
spake	עָנֵ֤ה 'a.Neh	H6032	properly · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
said	וְאָמַ֣ר ve.'a.Mar	H560	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
true	הַצְדָּ֕א hatz.Da'	H6656	a (sinister) design · interrogative particle + adverb
Shadrach	שַׁדְרַ֥ךְ shad.Rakh	H7715	Shadrak · proper noun, a man's name
Meshach	מֵישַׁ֖ךְ mei.Shakh	H4336	Meshak · proper noun, a man's name
Abed-nego	וַעֲבֵ֣ד va.'a.Ved	H5665	Abed-Nego · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
not	לָ֤א la'	H3809	not (the simple or abs. negation) · negative particle
ye	אִֽיתֵיכוֹן֙ 'i.tei.khOn	H383	properly · noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural
serve	פָּֽלְחִ֔ין pa.le.Chin	H6399	to serve or worship · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
gods	לֵֽאלָהַ֗י le.la.Hai	H426	God · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix
nor	לָ֥א la'	H3809	not (the simple or abs. negation) · negative particle
worship	סָֽגְדִֽין Sa.ge.Din	H5457	to prostrate oneself (in homage) · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
golden	דַּהֲבָ֛א da.ha.Va'	H1722	gold · noun, common both genders singular determined + particle of affirmation
image	וּלְצֶ֧לֶם u.le.Tze.lem	H6755	an idolatrous figure · conjunction + preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct
set	הֲקֵ֖ימֶת ha.Kei.met	H6966	to rise (in various applications · verb, hiphil perfect, 1st person common singular

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Jeremiah 50:2 Declare ye among the nations, and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Meroda…
Daniel 3:1 Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the p…
Isaiah 46:1 Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaden; they are a burden t…
Daniel 4:8 But at the last Daniel came in before me, whose name was Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the hol…
Exodus 21:13-14 And if a man lie not in wait, but God deliver him into his hand; then I will appoint thee a place whither he shall flee.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 3:8-18

It was strange that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, would be present at this assembly, when, it is likely, they knew for what intent it was called together. Daniel, we may suppose, was absent, either his business calling him away or having leave from the king to withdraw, unless we suppose that he stood so high in the king's favour that none durst complain of him for his noncompliance. But why did not his companions keep out of the way? Surely because they would obey the king's orders as far as they could, and would be ready to bear a public testimony against this gross idolatry. They did not think it enough not to bow down to the image, but, being in office, thought themselves obliged to s…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 3:14

Is it true--rather, as the Margin [THEODOTION], "Is it purposely that?" &c. Compare the Hebrew, Num 35:20, Num 35:22. Notwithstanding his "fury," his past favor for them disposes him to give them the opportunity of excusing themselves on the ground that their disobedience had not been intentional; so he gives them another trial to see whether they would still worship the image.

Adam Clarke on Daniel 3:8

Accused the Jews - That is, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. The other Jews were left unnoticed; and probably at this time Daniel was too high to be touched; but we may rest assured that he was not found among these idolaters, see Dan 3:12.

John Gill on Daniel 3:14

Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, is it true,.... What I have heard of you, what you are charged with and accused of; surely it cannot be; so Aben Ezra and Saadiah interpret the word as we do, and all the Oriental versions: it is only used in this place: it is expressed by way of admiration, as Jacchiades observes; it being incredible to the king, what he could never believe, unless it appeared plain in his own eyes. Some (o) render it, is it a "desolation?" so Jarchi; is my decree such? or should you not obey it? was this suffered, nothing but disorder and desolation would follow in the kingdom: or, "is it of purpose?" as others (p); have you done this willingly and knowingly, or thr…

The Church Fathers

Verse 14. "Do ye not serve my gods, and do you not worship the golden statue which I have set up?..." Other authorities assert that it is the custom of Holy Scripture to speak of the one and same idol in the plural, just like the verse in Exodus concerning the calf: "These are thy gods, O Israel, who have brought thee out of the land of Egypt" (Exodus 32:4). Also in the Book of Kings, where Jeroboam is establishing the golden calf in Bethel, he is said to have fashioned idols (1 Kings 12:26-28). On the other hand a plurality of demons are addressed in the singular number, as in Isaiah: "He bows himself down and worships it, and as he makes his vow he says, 'Thou art my God!'" (Isaiah 44:17).
— Jerome, St. Jerome, Commentary on Daniel, CHAPTER THREE

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Dictionary and topics

Abednego — Servant of Nego=Nebo, the Chaldee name given to Azariah, one of Daniel’s three companions (Dan. 2:49). With Shadrach and Meshach, he was delivered from the burning fiery furnace (3:12-30).
Meshach — The title given to Mishael, one of the three Hebrew youths who were under training at the Babylonian court for the rank of Magi (Dan. 1:7; 2:49; 3:12-30). This was probably the name of some Chaldean…
Nebuchadnezzar — In the Babylonian orthography Nabu-kudur-uzur, which means “Nebo, protect the crown!” or the “frontiers.” In an inscription he styles himself “Nebo’s favourite.” He was the son and successor of…
Abed-Nego · .A Jewish — .A Jewish
Coercion · RELIGIOUS — RELIGIOUS
Conspiracy · .Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego — .Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego
Furnace · into, by Nebuchadnezzar — into, by Nebuchadnezzar
Indictments · .Three Hebrew — .Three Hebrew
Meshach · A name given by the chief eu — A name given by the chief eu
Mishael · .Thrown into the fiery furnace — .Thrown into the fiery furnace
Persecution · Spirit of — Exemplified: Chaldeans — Spirit of — Exemplified: Chaldeans

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Daniel 3:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 3:8-18

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 3:14

Adam Clarke on Daniel 3:8

John Gill on Daniel 3:14

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Daniel 3:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 3:8-18

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 3:14

Adam Clarke on Daniel 3:8

John Gill on Daniel 3:14

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Daniel 3:13-15

Keil & Delitzsch on Daniel 3:14-18

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Daniel 3:14

Rashi on Daniel 3:14