Daniel 3:9

Daniel 3:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They spake and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live for ever.
• New International Version (NIV)They said to King Nebuchadnezzar, “May the king live forever!
• English Standard Version (ESV)They declared to King Nebuchadnezzar, "O king, live forever!
• New King James Version (NKJV)They spoke and said to King Nebuchadnezzar, “O king, live forever!

Context of Daniel 3:9

7So when the people heard the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, dulcimer, bagpipe and all kinds of music, all the peoples, nations, and speakers of every language fell down and worshiped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up. 8At that time certain Chaldeans came forward and brought [malicious] accusations against the Jews. They said to King Nebuchadnezzar, “O king, live forever! 10You, O king, have made a decree that everyone who hears the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, dulcimer, bagpipe, and all kinds of music is to fall down and worship the golden image. 11Whoever does not fall down and worship shall be thrown into the midst of a furnace of blazing fire.

Daniel 3:9 word by word

עֲנוֹ֙ וְאָ֣מְרִ֔ין לִנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֖ר מַלְכָּ֑א מַלְכָּ֖א לְעָלְמִ֥ין חֱיִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• They spakeעֲנָה‛ănâh · to answerH6032
• and saidאֲמַר'ămar · to sayH560
• to the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4430
• Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר, נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּרnebûkkadnetstsar · NebuchadnezzarH5020
• liveחֲיָאchăyâ' chăyâh · to liveH2418
• for everעָלַם‛âlam · perpetuityH5957

Cross-references for Daniel 3:9

• Daniel 3:4Then the herald loudly proclaimed, “You are commanded, O peoples, nations, and speakers of every language,
• Daniel 2:4Then the Chaldeans said to the king in Aramaic, “O king, live forever! Tell the dream to your servants, and we will declare the interpretation.”
• Daniel 5:10Now the queen [mother], overhearing the [excited] words of the king and his nobles, came into the banquet area. The queen [mother] spoke and said, “O king, live forever! Do not be alarmed at your thoughts or let your face be changed.
• Daniel 6:6Then these commissioners and satraps agreed to approach the king and said to him, “King Darius, live forever!
• Romans 13:7Pay to all what is due: tax to whom tax is due, customs to whom customs, respect to whom respect, honor to whom honor.

Commentaries on Daniel 3:9

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9O king, live for ever - A customary form of address to a monarch, implying that long life was regarded as an eminent blessing. See the notes at Daniel 2:4.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-18Verses 8-18 True devotion calms the spirit, quiets and softens it, but superstition and devotion to false gods inflame men's passions. The matter is put into a little compass, Turn, or burn. Proud men are still ready to say, as Nebuchadnezzar, Who is the Lord, that I should fear his power? Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego did not hesitate whether they should comply or not. Life or death were not to be considered. Those that would avoid sin, must not parley…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-30Nebuchadnezzar's obsession with power might have been fueled by the vision in Daniel 2. This obsession led him to build a golden statue and order everyone in his empire to worship it. He did not understand that God cannot be contained in any created object. The three young Hebrews refused to worship the statue as a god. They remained faithful to the Lord, and the Lord saved them from the king's anger.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. live for ever--A preface of flattery is closely akin to the cruelty that follows. So Ac 24:2, 3, &c., Tertullus in accusing Paul before Felix.Read the comment

Topics related to Daniel 3:9

• Coercion
• Conspiracy
• Faith
• Furnace
• Indictments
• Persecution
• Rulers

In the dictionaries

• Nebuchadnezzar
• Nebuchadnezzar; Nebuchadrezzar
• Nebuchadnezzar, or Nebuchadrezzar
• Furnace
• Abed-Nego
• Aramaic; Aramaic Language
• Bible, the
• Daniel, Book of
• Languages of the Old Testament
• Punishments

Commentaries on Daniel 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings