Daniel 3:20

And he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
commanded	אֲמַר֙ 'a.Mar	H560	to say (used with great latitude) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
most	חַ֙יִל֙ cha.yil	H2429	an army · noun, common both genders singular absolute
mighty	גִּבָּֽרֵי gi.ba.rei-	H1401	valiant · noun, common masculine plural construct
men	וּלְגֻבְרִ֤ין u.le.guv.Rin	H1400	a person · conjunction + preposition + noun, common masculine plural absolute
army	בְחַיְלֵ֔הּ ve.chay.Leh	H2429	an army · preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
bind	לְכַפָּתָ֔ה le.kha.pa.Tah	H3729	to fetter · preposition + verb, piel infinitive construct
Shadrach	לְשַׁדְרַ֥ךְ le.shad.Rakh	H7715	Shadrak · preposition + 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
cast	לְמִרְמֵ֕א le.mir.Me'	H7412	to throw · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
burning	יָקִֽדְתָּֽא ya.Kid.Ta'	H3345	to burn · verb, qal active participle, feminine singular determined + particle of affirmation
fiery	נוּרָ֖א nu.Ra'	H5135	fire · noun, common both genders singular determined + particle of affirmation
furnace	לְאַתּ֥וּן le.'a.Tun	H861	probably a fire-place · preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct

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Cross-references

Daniel 3:15 Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick,…
Acts 16:23 And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:
Acts 16:25 And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.
Acts 12:4-5 And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 3:19-27

In these verses we have, I. The casting of these three faithful servants of God into the fiery furnace. Nebuchadnezzar had himself known and owned so much of the true God that, one would have thought, though his pride and vanity induced him to make this golden image, and set it up to be worshipped, yet what these young men now said (whom he had formerly found to be wiser than all his wise men) would revive his convictions, and at least engage him to excuse them; but it proved quite otherwise. 1. Instead of being convinced by what they said, he was exasperated, and made more outrageous, Dan 3:19. It made him full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against these men. Note, Brutish…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 3:19

visage . . . changed--He had shown forbearance (Dan 3:14-15) as a favor to them, but now that they despise even his forbearance, anger "fills" him, and is betrayed in his whole countenance. seven times more than it was wont--literally, "than it was (ever) seen to be heated." Seven is the perfect number; that is, it was made as hot as possible. Passion overdoes and defeats its own end, for the hotter the fire, the sooner were they likely to be put out of pain.

Adam Clarke on Daniel 3:20

The most mighty men - The generals, or chief officers of his army; not strong men, there was no need of such.

John Gill on Daniel 3:20

And he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army,.... The most famous for courage of mind, and strength of body, that were in all his army: to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego either their hands or their feet, or both; unless it can be thought that they were all three bound together in one bundle, and so cast into the furnace; which is not improbable, as Gejerus observes; seeing the king afterwards wondered to see them walk separately in the furnace: there was no need to bind them, for they would not have resisted; and if he ordered this to secure them from the power of their God, it was vain and foolish: and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace: if they were all three…

The Church Fathers

Verse 20. "And he gave orders that the furnace be fired to sevenfold intensity beyond its usual temperature, and he commanded the strongest men in his army to bind the legs of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego and cast them into the furnace of flaming fire." Just as if the usual fire without multiplied intensity could not have consumed the youths' bodies! But a fury and rage which borders on madness can observe no bounds. Also he wished by the threat of intensified punishment to terrify those who seemed prepared for death.
— 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
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 3:20

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 3:19-27

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 3:19

Adam Clarke on Daniel 3:20

John Gill on Daniel 3:20

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Daniel 3:20

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 3:19-27

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 3:19

Adam Clarke on Daniel 3:20

John Gill on Daniel 3:20

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Daniel 3:19-20

Keil & Delitzsch on Daniel 3:19-20

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Daniel 3:16-18

Rashi on Daniel 3:20