Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Then they brought these men 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.
- BSB Then Nebuchadnezzar, furious with rage, summoned Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. So these men were brought 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 3:19Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated.
- Dan 2:12For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
- Esth 3:5–6And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.
- Mark 13:9But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them.
- Prov 29:22An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
- Prov 17:12Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
- Matt 10:18And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.
- 1 Sam 20:30–33Then Saul’s anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him, Thou son of the perverse rebellious woman, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own confusion, and unto the confusion of thy mother’s nakedness?
- Gen 4:5But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
- Acts 24:24And after certain days, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, which was a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ.
- Prov 27:3A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both.
- Acts 5:25–27Then came one and told them, saying, Behold, the men whom ye put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people.
- Luke 21:12But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name’s sake.
- Luke 6:11And they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus.
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