Daniel 3:8

Daniel 3:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews.
• New International Version (NIV)At this time some astrologers came forward and denounced the Jews.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore at that time certain Chaldeans came forward and maliciously accused the Jews.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore at that time certain Chaldeans came forward and accused the Jews.

Context of Daniel 3:8

6Whoever doesn’t bow down and worship will immediately be thrown into a blazing furnace.” 7As soon as they heard the sound of rams’ horns, flutes, lyres, harps, and three-stringed harps with all other kinds of instruments, all the people from every province, nation, and language bowed down and worshiped the gold statue King Nebuchadnezzar had set up. After that happened, some astrologers came forward and brought charges against the Jews. 9They addressed King Nebuchadnezzar, “Your Majesty, may you live forever! 10Your 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.

Daniel 3:8 word by word

כָּל־קֳבֵ֤ל דְּנָה֙ בֵּהּ־זִמְנָ֔א קְרִ֖בוּ גֻּבְרִ֣ין כַּשְׂדָּאִ֑ין וַאֲכַ֥לוּ קַרְצֵיה֖וֹן דִּ֥י יְהוּדָיֵֽא׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Whereforeכֹּלkôl · allH3606
• Whereforeקֳבֵלqebêl qŏbêl · before: becauseH6903
• at thatדְּנָהdên · thisH1836
• timeזְמַןzemân · timeH2166
• certainגְּבַרgebar · manH1400
• Chaldeansכַּשְׂדַּיkaώday · ChaldeanH3779
• came nearקְרֵבqerêb · to approachH7127
• and accusedאֲכַל'ăkal · to devourH399
• and accusedקְרַץqerats · chargesH7170
• the Jewsיְהוּדַיyehûdâ'îy · JewH3062

Cross-references for Daniel 3:8

• 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 According to the law of the Medes and Persians the decree can’t be repealed.”
• Ezra 4:12Your Majesty, you should know that the Jews who came to us from you are now in Jerusalem. They are rebuilding that rebellious and wicked city. They are close to finishing the walls. The foundations are already in place.
• Esther 3:6Because the king’s advisers had informed him about Mordecai’s nationality, he thought it beneath himself to kill only Mordecai. So Haman planned to wipe out Mordecai’s people—all the Jews in the entire kingdom of Xerxes.
• Acts 16:20In front of the Roman officials, they said, “These men are stirring up a lot of trouble in our city. They’re Jews,
• Acts 17:6When they didn’t find Paul and Silas, they dragged Jason and some other believers in front of the city officials. They shouted, “Those men who have made trouble all over the world are now here in Thessalonica,
• Acts 28:22However, we would like to hear what you think. We know that everywhere people are talking against this sect.”
• 1 Peter 4:3You spent enough time in the past doing what unbelievers like to do. You were promiscuous, had sinful desires, got drunk, went to wild parties, and took part in the forbidden worship of false gods.

Commentaries on Daniel 3:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Accused the Jews - That is, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. The other Jews were left unnoticed; and probably at this time Daniel was too high to be touched; but we may rest assured that he was not found among these idolaters, see Daniel 3:12.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews - It does not appear that they accused the Jews in general, but particularly Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, Daniel 3:12. They were present on the occasion, being summoned with the other officers of the realm Daniel 3:2, but they could not unite in the idolatrous worship. It has been frequently said that the whole thing was arranged, either by the king of his own accord, or by the…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. 88. accused the Jews--literally, "ate the rent limbs," or flesh of the Jews (compare Job 31:31; Psa 14:4; 27:2; Jr 10:25). Not probably in general, but as Da 3:12 states, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. Why Daniel was not summoned does not appear. Probably he was in some distant part of the empire on state business, and the general summons (Da 3:2) had not time to reach him before the dedication. Also, the Jews' enemies found it more politic to begin by…Read the comment

Topics related to Daniel 3:8

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

In the dictionaries

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