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    DANIEL 3

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  1  Nebuchadnezzar dedicates a golden image in Dura.
 8  Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego are accused for not
    worshipping the image.
13  They being threatened, make a good confession.
19  They are cast into the furnace,
24  from which God delivers them.
28  Nebuchadnezzar seeing the miracle blesses God, and advances
    them.


VERSE 1
- A.M. 3424.  B.C. 580.  made.
   * Da 2:31,32; 5:23 Ex 20:23; 32:2-4,31 De 7:25 Jud 8:26,27 1Ki 12:28
   * 2Ki 19:17,18 Ps 115:4-8; 135:15 Isa 2:20; 30:22; 40:19-31; 46:6
   * Jer 10:9; 16:20 Ho 8:4 Hab 2:19 Ac 17:29; 19:26 Re 9:20
- in the province.
   * :30; 2:48 Es 1:1


VERSE 2 
 - sent.
   * Ex 32:4-6 Nu 25:2 Jud 16:23 1Ki 12:32 Pr 29:12 Re 17:2


VERSE 3 
 - the princes.
  {Achashdarpenaya,} rendered lieutenants in Es 3:12, etc.,
  probably {chief satraps or viceroys} from the Persian
  {achash} great, eminent, and {sitrab}, a satrap.

   * Ps 82:1-8 Ac 19:34,35 Ro 1:21-28; 3:11 1Co 1:24-26 Re 13:13-16
   * Re 17:13,17
- the governors.
  {Signaya} in persian, {shagnah} deputies or lieutenants.

- captains.
  {Pacawatha}, governors of provinces.  See Es 3:13.

- the judges.
  {Adargazraya}, chief judges, or senators, from {adar}, great,
   and Chal. {gezar}, to judge, decree.

- the treasurers.
  {Gedavraya}, written {gizzavraya,} Ezr 7:21, treasurers, from
  the Persian {gunjvar}.

- the counsellors.
  {Dethavraya,} counsellors, judges, from {dath} in Persian,
  {dad}, law, and {var}, possessor or guardian.

- the sheriffs.
  {Tiphtaya} probably the same as the Arabic {Mufti} or head
  officer of law.


VERSE 4 
 - aloud.  Chal. with might.
   * Da 4:14 Pr 9:13-15 Isa 40:9; 58:1
- it is commanded.  Chal. they command.
   * Ho 5:11 Mic 6:16
- O people.
   * Da 4:1; 6:25 Es 8:9


VERSE 5 
 - the cornet.
  {Karna,} the horn.

- See on ver.
   * :10,15
- flute.
  {Mashrokeetha,} in Syriac, {mashrookeetha,} the [           ,]
  pipe or flute, as Theodotion renders.

- dulcimer.  or, singing.  Chal. symphony.


VERSE 6 
 - falleth.
   * :11,15 Ex 20:5 Isa 44:17 Mt 4:9 Re 13:15-17
- the same.
   * Da 2:5,12,13 Mr 6:27
- a burning.
   * Ge 19:28 Jer 29:22 Eze 22:18-22 Mt 13:42,50 Re 9:2; 14:11


VERSE 7 
 - when.  See on ver.
   * :10
- all the people.
   * Jer 51:7 Ac 14:16 1Jo 5:19 Re 12:9; 13:3,8,14; 17:8; 19:20


VERSE 8 
 - and accused.
   * Da 6:12,13 Ezr 4:12-16 Es 3:6,8,9 Ac 16:20-22; 17:6-8; 28:22
   * 1Pe 4:3,4


VERSE 9 
 - king.
   * :4,5
- O King.  See on ch.
   * Da 2:4; 5:10; 6:6,21 Ro 13:7


VERSE 10 
 - hast made.
   * :4-7; 6:12 Ex 1:16,22 Es 3:12-14 Ps 94:20 Ec 3:16 Isa 10:1
   * Joh 11:57 Re 13:16,17
- the cornet.
   * Ex 15:20,21; 32:18,19 1Ch 15:16,28; 16:5,6; 25:1-6 2Ch 29:25
   * Ps 81:1-3; 92:1-3; 149:3,4; 150:3-6 Am 6:5

VERSE 11


VERSE 12 
 - certain.
   * Da 2:49; 6:13 1Sa 18:7-11 Es 3:8 Pr 27:4 Ec 4:4
- not regarded thee.  Chal. set no regard upon thee.
   * Ac 5:28; 17:7


VERSE 13 
 - in his.
   * :19; 2:12 Ge 4:5 1Sa 20:30-33 Es 3:5,6 Pr 17:12; 27:3; 29:22
   * Lu 6:11
- Then.
   * Mt 10:18 Mr 13:9 Lu 21:12 Ac 5:25-27; 24:24


VERSE 14 
 - true.  or, of purpose.
   * Ex 21:13,14
- my gods.
   * :1; 4:8 Isa 46:1 Jer 50:2


VERSE 15 
 - ye hear.  See on ver.
   * :10
- harp.
  {Kaithros,} in Arabic, {kitharat,} Greek [            ], the
  guitar.

- sackbut.
  {Sabbecha,} [            ,] sambuke, a kind of harp.

- psaltery.
  Pesanter, [           ,] a stringed instrument struck with a
  plectrum; probably similar to what is called a psalterium in
  Egypt, which Hasselquist describes as a large oblique
  triangle, with two bottoms two inches from each other, and
  about twenty catguts of different sizes.

- dulcimer.
  {Soomphanya,} probably the same as the Talmudic [        ,] a
  pipe.

- ye fall.
   * Lu 4:7,8
- well.
   * :17 Ex 32:32 Lu 13:9
- and who.
   * :28,29; 6:16,20 Ex 5:2 2Ki 18:35 2Ch 32:15-17 Isa 36:20; 37:23
   * Mt 27:43
- we are.
   * Mt 10:19 Mr 13:11 Lu 12:11; 21:14,15 Ac 4:8-12,19; 5:29; 6:15
   * Ac 24:10-13


VERSE 16 
 - answered and said.
   * De 1:41
- we are.
   * Mt 10:19 Mr 13:11 Lu 12:11; 21:14,15 Ac 4:8-12,19; 5:29; 6:15
   * Ac 24:10-13 Php 4:6,7 1Pe 5:7


VERSE 17 
 - our God.
   * Da 4:35; 6:20-22,27 Ge 17:1; 18:14 1Sa 17:37,46 Job 5:19; 34:29
   * Ps 27:1,2; 62:1-6; 73:20; 115:3; 121:5-7; 18:10,11 Isa 12:2; 26:3,4
   * Isa 54:14 Lu 1:37 Ac 20:24; 21:13; 27:20-25 Ro 8:31 Heb 7:25


VERSE 18 
 - be it.
   * Job 13:15 Pr 28:1 Isa 51:12,13 Mt 10:28,32,33,39; 16:2
   * Lu 12:3-9 Ac 4:10-13,19; 5:29-32 Re 2:10,11; 12:11
- that.
   * Ex 20:3-5 Le 19:4


VERSE 19 
 - was Nebuchadnezzar.
   * :13 Pr 21:24 Isa 51:23 Lu 12:4,5 Ac 5:33; 7:54
- full.  Chal. filled.  the form.
   * Da 5:6 Ge 4:5,6; 31:2
- he spake.
   * Ex 15:9,10 1Ki 20:10,11 2Ki 19:27,28 Ps 76:10 Pr 16:14; 27:3,4
- one seven.
   * Da 6:24 Le 26:18,21,24,28
- than.
   * 1Ki 18:33-35 Mt 27:63-66


VERSE 20 
 - most mighty men.  Chal. mighty of strength.  to bind.  See on
  ver.
   * :15 Ac 12:4,5; 16:23,25


VERSE 21 
 - in their.
  Herodotus says the Babylonish dress was a linen tunic,
  another of woollen, a white short cloak, and a turban.

- coats.  or, mantles.  hats.  or, turbans.
   * :21


VERSE 22 
 - commandment.  Chal. word.  urgent.
   * Ex 12:33
- flame.  or, spark.  slew.
   * Da 6:24 Pr 11:8; 21:18 Zec 12:2,3 Mt 27:5 Ac 12:19


VERSE 23 
 - fell.
   * Da 6:16,17 Ps 34:19; 66:11,12; 124:1-5 Jer 38:6 La 3:52-54
   * 2Co 1:8-10; 4:17 1Pe 4:12,13


VERSE 24 
 - astonished.
   * Da 5:6 Ac 5:23-25; 9:6; 12:13
- counsellors.  or, governors.  See on ver.
   * :2,3
- O king.
   * :9,10,17; 4:22,27; 5:18; 6:7,22 1Sa 17:55 Ac 26:13,27


VERSE 25 
 - walking.
   * Isa 43:2
- they have no hurt.  Chal. there is no hurt in them.
   * Ps 91:3-9 Mr 16:18 Ac 28:5 1Pe 3:13
- the Son of God.
  Or, as {bar elahin} may be rendered, "a son of the gods,"
  i.e., a divine person or angel.

   * :18,28 Job 1:6; 38:7 Ps 34:7 Pr 30:4 Lu 1:35 Joh 19:7,8
   * Ro 1:4


VERSE 26 
 - mouth.  Chal. door.  ye servants.
   * :17; 2:47; 6:20 Ezr 5:11 Ac 16:17; 27:23 Ga 1:10 Re 19:5
- the most.
   * Ge 14:18
- come forth.
   * Jos 3:17; 4:10,16-18 Isa 28:16; 52:12 Ac 16:37


VERSE 27 
 - the princes.
   * :2,3 1Sa 17:46,47 2Ki 19:19 Ps 83:18; 96:7-9 Isa 26:11
   * Ac 2:6-12; 26:26
- upon.
   * Isa 43:2 Heb 11:34
- nor was.
  This miraculous manifestation of Divine power was witnessed
  by the court and the nation, and was felt as a just
  punishment on the transgressors, and a signal display of
  mercy to Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, which should
  operate on all believers to similar acts of faith and
  confidence in the Lord.

   * Mt 10:30 Lu 21:17,18 Ac 27:34


VERSE 28 
 - Blessed.
   * Da 2:47; 4:34; 6:26 Ge 9:26 Ezr 1:3; 7:23-28
- hath sent.
   * :25; 6:22,23 Ge 19:15,16 2Ch 32:21 Ps 34:7,8; 103:20 Isa 37:36
   * Ac 5:19; 12:7-11 Heb 1:14
- that trusted.
   * 1Ch 5:20 2Ch 20:20 Ps 22:4,5; 33:18,21; 34:22; 62:8; 84:11,12
   * Ps 146:5,6; 147:11 Isa 26:3,4 Jer 17:7,8 2Co 1:9,10
   * Eph 1:12,13 1Pe 1:21
- and have.
   * Ezr 6:11 Ac 4:19
- yielded.
   * Ro 12:1; 14:7,8 Php 1:20 Heb 11:37 Re 12:11
- serve.
   * :16-18 Ex 20:5 Mt 4:10


VERSE 29 
 - Therefore.
   * Da 6:26,27
- I make a decree.  Chal. A decree is made by me.  amiss.
  Chal. error.  the God.
   * :15,17,28
- cut in pieces.  Chal. made pieces.
   * Da 2:5 *marg:
- because.
   * Da 6:27 De 32:31 Ps 3:8; 76:10


VERSE 30 
 - the king.
   * 1Sa 2:30 Ps 91:14 Joh 12:26 Ro 8:31
- promoted.  Chal. made to prosper.
   * Ps 1:3



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