Daniel 3:10

Daniel 3:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, shall fall down and worship the golden image:
• New International Version (NIV)Your Majesty has issued a decree that everyone who hears the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe and all kinds of music must fall down and worship the image of gold,
• English Standard Version (ESV)You, O king, have made a decree, that every man who hears the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, bagpipe, and every kind of music, shall fall down and worship the golden image.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You, O king, have made a decree that everyone who hears the sound of the horn, flute, harp, lyre, and psaltery, in symphony with all kinds of music, shall fall down and worship the gold image;

Context of Daniel 3:10

8After that happened, some astrologers came forward and brought charges against the Jews. 9They addressed King Nebuchadnezzar, “Your Majesty, may you live forever! Your Majesty, you gave an order that everyone who hears the sound of rams’ horns, flutes, lyres, harps, and three-stringed harps playing at the same time with all other kinds of instruments should bow down and worship the gold statue. 11⌞Your order said that⌟ whoever doesn’t bow down and worship will be thrown into a blazing furnace. 12There are certain Jews whom you appointed to govern the province of Babylon: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. These men didn’t obey your order, Your Majesty. They don’t honor your gods or worship the statue that you set up.”

Daniel 3:10 word by word

אַ֣נְתְּ מַלְכָּא֮ שָׂ֣מְתָּ טְּעֵם֒ דִּ֣י כָל־אֱנָ֡שׁ דִּֽי־יִשְׁמַ֡ע קָ֣ל קַרְנָ֣א מַ֠שְׁרֹקִיתָא קַתְר֨וֹס שַׂבְּכָ֤א פְסַנְתֵּרִין֙ וְסוּפֹּ֣נְיָ֔ה וְכֹ֖ל זְנֵ֣י זְמָרָ֑א יִפֵּ֥ל וְיִסְגֻּ֖ד לְצֶ֥לֶם דַּהֲבָֽא׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thouאַנְתָּה'antâh · youH607
• O kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4430
• hast madeשׂוּםώûm · to set: makeH7761
• a decreeטְעֵםţe‛êm · commandH2942
• that everyכֹּלkôl · allH3606
• manאֱנָשׁ'ĕnâsh 'ĕnash · manH606
• that shall hearשְׁמַעshema‛ · to hearH8086
• the soundקָלqâl · voice: soundH7032
• of the cornetקֶ֫רֶןqeren · hornH7162
• fluteמַשְׁרוֹקִיmashrôqîy · fluteH4953
• harpקַתָרֹסqîythârôs · lyreH7030
• sackbutשַׂבְּכָאsabbekâ' ώabbekâ' · trigonH5443
• psalteryפְּסַנְטֵרִיןpesanţêrîyn pesantêrîyn · psalteryH6460
• and dulcimerסוּמְפּוֹנְיָהsûmpôneyâh sûmpôneyâh sîyphôneyâ' · bagpipeH5481
• kindsזַןzan · kindH2178
• of musickזְמָרzemâr · musicH2170
• shall fall downנְפַלnephal · to fallH5308
• and worshipסְגִ֑דsegid · to do homageH5457
• the goldenדְּהַבdehab · goldH1722
• imageצְלֵםtselem tselem · imageH6755

Cross-references for Daniel 3:10

• Daniel 3:4The herald called out loudly, “People of every province, nation, and language!
• Daniel 6:12Then they went and spoke to the king about his decree. ⌞They asked,⌟ “Didn’t you sign a decree which stated that for 30 days whoever asks for anything from any god or person except you, Your Majesty, will be thrown into a lions’ den?” The king answered, “That’s true. According to the law of the Medes and Persians the decree can’t be repealed.”
• Exodus 1:16“When you help the Hebrew women in childbirth, look at the child when you deliver it. If it’s a boy, kill it, but if it’s a girl, let it live.”
• Esther 3:12On the thirteenth day of the first month the king’s scribes were summoned. All Haman’s orders were written to the king’s satraps, the governors of every province, and the officials of every people. They wrote to each province in its own script and to the people in each province in their own language. The orders were signed in the name of King Xerxes and sealed with the king’s ring.
• Psalms 94:20Are wicked rulers who use the law to do unlawful things able to be your partners?
• Ecclesiastes 3:16I saw something else under the sun: There is wickedness where justice should be found. There is wickedness where righteousness should be found.
• Isaiah 10:1How horrible it will be for those who make unjust laws and who make oppressive regulations.
• John 11:57(The chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that whoever knew where Jesus was should tell them so that they could arrest him.)
• Revelation 13:16The second beast forces all people—important and unimportant people, rich and poor people, free people and slaves—to be branded on their right hands or on their foreheads.
• Exodus 15:20Then the prophet Miriam, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine in her hand. All the women, dancing with tambourines, followed her.
• Exodus 32:18Moses replied, “It’s not the sound of winners shouting. It’s not the sound of losers crying. It’s the sound of a wild celebration that I hear.”
• 1 Chronicles 15:16David told the Levite leaders to appoint some of their relatives to serve as musicians. They were expected to play music on harps, lyres, and cymbals to produce joyful music for singing.
• 1 Chronicles 16:5Asaph was the head; Zechariah was second, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed Edom, and Jeiel with harps and lyres. Asaph played the cymbals.
• 1 Chronicles 25:1David and the army commanders appointed the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to serve as prophets with lyres, harps, and cymbals. This is the list of the men who performed this service:
• 2 Chronicles 29:25He had the Levites stand in the Lord’s temple with cymbals, harps, and lyres as David, the king’s seer Gad, and the prophet Nathan had ordered. This command came from the Lord through his prophets.
• Psalms 81:1Sing joyfully to God, our strength. Shout happily to the God of Jacob.

Commentaries on Daniel 3:10

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Thou, O king, hast made a decree … - See Daniel 3:4-5. As the decree included “every man” who heard the sound of the music, it of course embraced the Jews, whatever religious scruples they might have. Whether their scruples, however, were known at the time is not certain; or whether they would have been regarded if known, is no more certain.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. 1-30Between the vision of Nebuchadnezzar in the second chapter and that of Daniel in the seventh, four narratives of Daniel's and his friends' personal history are introduced. As the second and seventh chapters go together, so the third and sixth chapters (the deliverance from the lions' den), and the fourth and fifth chapters. Of these last two pairs, the former shows God's nearness to save His saints when faithful to Him, at the very time they seem to be…Read the comment

Topics related to Daniel 3:10

• Coercion
• Conspiracy
• Dulcimer
• Faith
• Flute
• Furnace
• Indictments
• Music
• Persecution
• Psaltery
• Rulers
• Sackbut

In the dictionaries

• Cornet
• Flute
• Furnace
• Nebuchadnezzar
• Psaltery
• Sackbut
• Abed-Nego
• Aramaic; Aramaic Language
• Bible, the
• Daniel, Book of

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