Then Nebuchadnezzar, furious with rage, summoned Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. So these men were brought before the king,
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- WEB Then Nebuchadnezzar in rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Then they brought these men before the king.
- KJV Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Then they brought these men before the king.
- NKJV Then Nebuchadnezzar, in rage and fury, gave the command to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. So they brought these men before the king.
- NASB Then Nebuchadnezzar in rage and anger gave orders to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego; then these men were brought before the king.
- NLT Then Nebuchadnezzar flew into a rage and ordered that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego be brought before him. When they were brought in,
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Nebuchadnezzar, enraged, orders the three men brought before him. Royal fury now confronts quiet faith.
Overview
The king's rage reveals how threatened absolute power feels when defied. He summons the men personally, expecting that intimidation will secure their submission. The scene sets a sovereign tyrant against three unarmed exiles, and the outcome will show whose authority truly rules.
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- Dan 3:19At this, Nebuchadnezzar was filled with rage, and the expression on his face changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He gave orders to heat the furnace seven times hotter than usual,
- Dan 2:12This response made the king so furious with anger that he gave orders to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
- Esth 3:5–6When Haman saw that Mordecai would not bow down or pay him homage, he was filled with rage.
- Mark 13:9So be on your guard. You will be delivered over to the councils and beaten in the synagogues. On My account you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them.
- Prov 29:22An angry man stirs up dissension, and a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.
- Prov 17:12It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.
- Matt 10:18On My account, you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles.
- 1 Sam 20:30–33Then 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 disgrace of the mother who bore you?
- Gen 4:5but He had no regard for Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry, and his countenance fell.
- Acts 24:24After several days, Felix returned with his wife Drusilla, who was a Jewess. He sent for Paul and listened to him speak about faith in Christ Jesus.
- Prov 27:3A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.
- Acts 5:25–27Then someone came in and announced, “Look, the men you put in jail are standing in the temple courts teaching the people!”
- Luke 21:12But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you. On account of My name they will deliver you to the synagogues and prisons, and they will bring you before kings and governors.
- Luke 6:11But the scribes and Pharisees were filled with rage and began to discuss with one another what they might do to Jesus.
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