Daniel 3:30

Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, in the province of Babylon.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Then	בֵּאדַ֣יִן be.Da.yin	H116	then (of time) · preposition + adverb
king	מַלְכָּ֗א mal.Ka'	H4430	a king · noun, common both genders singular determined + particle of affirmation
promoted	הַצְלַ֛ח hatz.Lach	H6744	to advance (transitive or intransitive) · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Shadrach	לְשַׁדְרַ֥ךְ le.shad.Rakh	H7715	Shadrak · preposition + proper noun, a man's name
Meshach	מֵישַׁ֛ךְ mei.Shakh	H4336	Meshak · proper noun, a man's name
Abed-nego	וַעֲבֵ֥ד va.'a.Ved	H5665	Abed-Nego · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
province	בִּמְדִינַ֥ת bim.di.Nat	H4083	properly · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct
Babylon	בָּבֶֽל ba.Vel	H895	Babel (i.e. Babylon) · proper noun, a place name

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

1 Samuel 2:30 Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now t…
Daniel 2:49 Then Daniel requested of the king, and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, over the affairs of the province of Babylon: but Daniel sat…
Psalms 1:3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and…
Psalms 91:14 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.
Daniel 3:12 There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego; these men, O king,…
John 12:26 If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.
Romans 8:31 What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 3:28–end

The strict observations that were made, super visum corporis - on inspecting their bodies, by the princes and governors, and all the great men who were present upon this public occasion, and who could not be supposed partial in favour of the confessors, contributed much to the clearing of this miracle and the magnifying of the power and grace of God in it. That indeed a notable miracle has been done is manifest, and we cannot deny it, Act 4:16. Let us now see what effect it had upon Nebuchadnezzar. I. He gives glory to the God of Israel as a God able and ready to protect his worshippers (Dan 3:28): "Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Let him have the honour both of the fa…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 3:29

This decree promulgated throughout the vast empire of Nebuchadnezzar must have tended much to keep the Jews from idolatry in the captivity and thenceforth (Psa 76:10). Punished with insanity for his haughtiness, he sinks to the level of the beasts (illustrating Psa 49:6, Psa 49:12). The opposition between bestial and human life, set forth here, is a key to interpret the symbolism in the seventh chapter concerning the beasts and the Son of man. After his conquests, and his building in fifteen days a new palace, according to the heathen historian, ABYDENUS (268 B.C.), whose account confirms Daniel, he ascended upon his palace roof (Dan 4:29, Margin), whence he could see the surrounding city w…

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Adam Clarke on Daniel 3:30

Then the king promoted, etc. - He restored them to the offices which they held before the charge of disobedience and treason was brought against them. At the end of this verse the Septuagint add, "And he advanced them to be governors over all the Jews that were in his kingdom." This may be the meaning of the latter verse. They were more likely to be set over the Jews than over the Chaldeans.

John Gill on Daniel 3:30

The Church Fathers

"Then the king promoted," etc. For as they honoured God by giving themselves up to death, so, too, they were themselves honoured not only by God, but also by the king. And they taught strange and foreign nations also to worship God.
— Hippolytus of Rome, Hippolytus Exegetical Fragments - Scholia on Daniel

Verse 30. "Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego to honor in the province of Babylon." Those commentators who say that the three youths were previously not judges set over the provinces but mere overseers of individual government agencies in Babylon, would have it that they were now appointed as judges over the provinces.
— 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
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
Promotion · .Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego — .Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego

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 3:30

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 3:28–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 3:29

Adam Clarke on Daniel 3:30

John Gill on Daniel 3:30

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Daniel 3:30

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 3:28–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 3:29

Adam Clarke on Daniel 3:30

John Gill on Daniel 3:30

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Daniel 3:30–end

Keil & Delitzsch on Daniel 3:28–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Daniel 3:30

Rashi on Daniel 3:30