Daniel 3:2

Daniel 3:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the princes, the governors, and the captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
• New International Version (NIV)He then summoned the satraps, prefects, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates and all the other provincial officials to come to the dedication of the image he had set up.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then King Nebuchadnezzar sent to gather the satraps, the prefects, and the governors, the counselors, the treasurers, the justices, the magistrates, and all the officials of the provinces to come to the dedication of the image that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And King Nebuchadnezzar sent word to gather together the satraps, the administrators, the governors, the counselors, the treasurers, the judges, the magistrates, and all the officials of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.

Context of Daniel 3:2

1King Nebuchadnezzar caused his workers to make a gold statue. It was 30 metres high and 3 metres wide. He built it on the flat land called Dura, in the Babylon region. Then King Nebuchadnezzar sent a message to all his government officers. He told them to meet together in the place where the statue was. He wanted them to see that he had built a great statue. 3So all the officers came. Those were the rulers, the judges, the wise people, and all the leaders in the different regions of the Babylon nation. They all came together to give honour to the statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had built. 4Then an officer shouted aloud, ‘Listen to me, you people from every country and nation, who speak different languages! The king makes this command:

Daniel 3:2 word by word

וּנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣ר מַלְכָּ֡א שְׁלַ֡ח לְמִכְנַ֣שׁ׀ לַֽאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֡א סִגְנַיָּ֣א וּֽפַחֲוָתָ֡א אֲדַרְגָּזְרַיָּא֩ גְדָ֨בְרַיָּ֤א דְּתָבְרַיָּא֙ תִּפְתָּיֵ֔א וְכֹ֖ל שִׁלְטֹנֵ֣י מְדִֽינָתָ֑א לְמֵתֵא֙ לַחֲנֻכַּ֣ת צַלְמָ֔א דִּ֥י הֲקֵ֖ים נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֥ר מַלְכָּֽא׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר, נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּרnebûkkadnetstsar · NebuchadnezzarH5020
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4430
• sentשְׁלַחshelach · to sendH7972
• to gather togetherכְּנַשׁkânash · to gatherH3673
• the princesאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנִין'ăchashdarpan · satrapH324
• the governorsסְגַןsegan · prefectH5460
• and the captainsפֶּחָהpechâh · governorH6347
• the judgesאֲדַרְגָּזֵר'ădargâzêr · judgeH148
• the treasurersגְּדָֽבְרַיָּאgedâbâr · treasurerH1411
• the counsellorsדְּתָבָרdethâbâr · judgeH1884
• the sheriffsתִּפְתָּיֵאtiphtay · magistrateH8614
• and allכֹּלkôl · allH3606
• the rulersשִׁלְטוֹןshilţôn shilţôn · governorH7984
• of the provincesמְדִינָהmedîynâh · provinceH4083
• to comeאֲתָה'âthâh 'âthâ' · to comeH858
• to the dedicationחֲנֻכָּהchănûkkâ' · dedicationH2597
• of the imageצְלֵםtselem tselem · imageH6755
• had set upקוּםqûm · to stand: establishH6966

Cross-references for Daniel 3:2

• Exodus 32:4Aaron took the gold rings from the people. He melted the gold and he used a tool to make an image of a calf. Then the people said, ‘Look, people of Israel! This is our god who brought us up out of Egypt!’
• Numbers 25:2The women from Moab took Israelite men to watch them as they offered sacrifices to the gods of Moab. The Israelite men joined with the Moabite women to eat at their feasts. They also worshipped the gods of Moab.
• Judges 16:23One day, the rulers of the Philistines met together to have a big feast. They offered a great sacrifice to their god, Dagon. They said, ‘Dagon has put our enemy, Samson, under our power.’
• 1 Kings 12:32He decided to have a festival on the 15th day of the eighth month each year. He wanted it to be like the festival that they had in Judah. He offered sacrifices on the altar in Bethel to the gold cows that he had made. He also chose priests to serve at the places that he built for people to worship.
• Proverbs 29:12When a ruler listens to lies, all his officers will be wicked.
• Revelation 17:2It is like the kings who rule on the earth have had sex with that bad woman. She has led the people who live on the earth to do bad things. They have become drunk from the strong wine that she has given to them.’

Commentaries on Daniel 3:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Sent to gather together the princes - It is not easy to show what these different offices were, as it is difficult to ascertain the meaning of the Chaldee words. Parkhurst analyzes them thus: - The Princes - אחשדרפניא achashdarpenaiya, from אחש Achash, great or eminent, and דר dar, "to go about freely," and פנים panim, "the presence." Satraps or privy counsellors who had free access to the presence of the king. The Governors - סגניא signaiya, lieutenants…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Then, Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the princes - It is difficult now, if not impossible, to determine the exact meaning of the words used here with reference to the various officers designated; and it is not material that it should be done. The general sense is, that he assembled the great officers of the realm to do honor to the image. The object was doubtless to make the occasion as magnificent as possible. Of course, if these high…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2The various classes of people listed here were all governmental officials.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. princes--"satraps" of provinces [Gesenius]. captains--rulers, not exclusively military. sheriffs--men learned in the law, like the Arab mufti [Gesenius].Read the comment

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• Coercion
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In the dictionaries

• Nebuchadnezzar
• Nebuchadnezzar; Nebuchadrezzar
• Nebuchadnezzar, or Nebuchadrezzar
• Furnace
• Governor
• Sheriffs
• Tatnai
• Abed-Nego
• Aramaic; Aramaic Language
• Bible, the

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