Daniel 3:22

Daniel 3:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore because the king’s commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego.
• New International Version (NIV)The king’s command was so urgent and the furnace so hot that the flames of the fire killed the soldiers who took up Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Because the king's order was urgent and the furnace overheated, the flame of the fire killed those men who took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore, because the king’s command was urgent, and the furnace exceedingly hot, the flame of the fire killed those men who took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego.

Context of Daniel 3:22

20He told the strongest men in his army, ‘Tie up Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. Then throw them into the very hot fire!’ 21So the soldiers tied up Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego with ropes. They were still wearing their coats, their hats and their other clothes when the soldiers took hold of them. The soldiers threw them into the middle of the hot fire with all their clothes on. The soldiers needed to obey the king in a hurry. The fire was very hot. As a result, flames from the fire killed the men who threw Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego into it. 23So the three men, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, fell into the middle of the hot fire. The ropes still held them very strongly. 24What King Nebuchadnezzar saw next surprised him very much. He jumped up and he shouted to his officers, ‘We tied up three men and we threw them into the fire. Isn't that right?’ The officers answered the king, ‘Yes, sir, we certainly did that.’

Daniel 3:22 word by word

כָּל־קֳבֵ֣ל דְּנָ֗ה מִן־דִּ֞י מִלַּ֤ת מַלְכָּא֙ מַחְצְפָ֔ה וְאַתּוּנָ֖א אֵזֵ֣ה יַתִּ֑ירָא גֻּבְרַיָּ֣א אִלֵּ֗ךְ דִּ֤י הַסִּ֙קוּ֙ לְשַׁדְרַ֤ךְ מֵישַׁךְ֙ וַעֲבֵ֣ד נְג֔וֹ קַטִּ֣ל הִמּ֔וֹן שְׁבִיבָ֖א דִּ֥י נוּרָֽא׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thereforeקֳבֵלqebêl qŏbêl · before: becauseH6903
• Thereforeכֹּלkôl · allH3606
• becauseדְּנָהdên · thisH1836
• becauseמִן־min · fromH4481
• the king’sמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4430
• commandmentמִלָּהmillâh · wordH4406
• was urgentחֲצַףchătsaph · be hastyH2685
• and the furnaceאַתּוּן'attûn · furnaceH861
• exceedingיַתִּירyattîyr · preeminentH3493
• hotאֲזָא'ăzâ' 'ăzâh · to heatH228
• the flameשְׂבִיבώebîyb · flameH7631
• of the fireנוּרnûr · fireH5135
• slewקְטַלqeţal · to slayH6992
• thoseאִלֵּךְ'illêk · theseH479
• menהִמּוֹhimmô himmôn · theyH1994
• menגְּבַרgebar · manH1400
• that took upנְסַקnesaq · to take upH5267
• Shadrachשַׁדְרַךְshadrak · ShadrachH7715
• Meshachמֵישַׁךְmêyshak · MeshachH4336
• and Abed–negoעֲבֵד נְגוֹ‛ăbêd negô' · AbednegoH5665

Cross-references for Daniel 3:22

• Exodus 12:33The Egyptians were telling the Israelites to leave quickly. They wanted them to go out of the country immediately. The Egyptians said, ‘If we do not send them away immediately, we will all die!’
• Daniel 6:24Then the king gave a command to his servants. They brought the jealous men who had said bad things against Daniel. They threw them into the lions' cave, together with their wives and their children. Before they reached the floor of the cave, the lions attacked them. They broke all their bones into pieces.
• Proverbs 11:8Righteous people escape from trouble. The trouble happens to wicked people instead.
• Proverbs 21:18When trouble comes, wicked people receive the pain instead of righteous people.
• Zechariah 12:2‘I will frighten the enemies that live round Jerusalem. I will frighten them so much that they will run. They will run as fast as they can from Jerusalem and from Judah.
• Matthew 27:5So Judas took the money and he threw it down on the floor in the temple. Then he went away. He hung himself from a rope so that he died.
• Acts 12:19When Herod knew about it, he said to the soldiers, ‘Go and look for Peter!’ But they could not find him anywhere. Herod then asked the soldiers who guarded the prison some questions. They could not explain what had happened. So Herod commanded other soldiers to cut off their heads. After this happened, Herod left Judea. He went to Caesarea and he stayed there for some time.

Commentaries on Daniel 3:22

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22Therefore, because the king‘s commandment was urgent - Margin, as in Chaldee, “word.” The meaning is, that the king would admit of no delay; he urged on the execution of his will, even at the imminent peril of those who were entrusted with the execution of his command. And the furnace exceeding hot - Probably so as to send out the flame so far as to render the approach to it dangerous. The urgency of the king would not admit of any arrangements, even if…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-27Verses 19-27 Let Nebuchadnezzar heat his furnace as hot as he can, a few minutes will finish the torment of those cast into it; but hell-fire tortures, and yet does not kill. Those who worshipped the beast and his image, have no rest, no pause, no moment free from pain, Rev. 14:10,11. Now was fulfilled in the letter that great promise, Is. 43:2, When thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned. Leaving it to that God who preserved them in the…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. 2222. flame ... slew those men--(Da 6:24; Psa 7:16).Read the comment

Topics related to Daniel 3:22

• Abed-Nego
• Coercion
• Faith
• Furnace
• Indictments
• Meshach
• Mishael
• Persecution
• Punishment
• Rulers

In the dictionaries

• Abed-Nego
• Furnace
• Meshach
• Nebuchadnezzar
• Shadrach
• Aramaic; Aramaic Language
• Bible, the
• Daniel, Book of
• Dress
• Fire

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