Then the king made Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego prosperous in the province of Babylon.
Parallel translations
- WEB Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the province of Babylon.
- KJV Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, in the province of Babylon.
- BSB Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the province of Babylon.
- NKJV Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego in the province of Babylon.
- NLT Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to even higher positions in the province of Babylon.
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Quick answer
The king promotes Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in Babylon. God honors those who honored him.
Overview
Having been willing to lose everything for God, the three men are exalted by the very king who threatened them. Their faithfulness leads not to ruin but to greater influence for good. The verse illustrates the principle that God lifts up the humble who refuse to compromise, in his own time and way.
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Cross-references · 7
- 1 Sam 2:30“Therefore Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, ‘I said indeed that your house, and the house of your father, should walk before me forever.’ But now Yahweh says, ‘Far be it from me; for those who honor me I will honor, and those who despise me will be lightly esteemed.
- Dan 2:49Daniel requested of the king, and he appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, over the affairs of the province of Babylon: but Daniel was in the gate of the king.
- Ps 1:3He will be like a tree planted by the streams of water, that produces its fruit in its season, whose leaf also does not wither. Whatever he does shall prosper.
- John 12:26If anyone serves me, let him follow me. Where I am, there will my servant also be. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.
- Rom 8:31What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
- Ps 91:14“Because he has set his love on me, therefore I will deliver him. I will set him on high, because he has known my name.
- Dan 3:12There are certain Jews whom you have appointed over the affairs of the province of Babylon: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; these men, O king, have not respected you. They don’t serve your gods, nor worship the golden image which you have set up.
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