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

20And he ordered certain valiant warriors who were in his army to tie up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego in order to throw them into the furnace of blazing fire. 21Then these men were tied up in their trousers, their coats, their caps, and their other clothes, and were thrown into the middle of the furnace of blazing fire. For this reason, because the king’s command was harsh and the furnace had been made extremely hot, the flame of the fire killed those men who took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. 23But these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, fell into the middle of the furnace of blazing fire still tied up. 24Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astounded and stood up quickly; he said to his counselors, “Was it not three men that we threw bound into the middle of the fire?” They replied to the king, “Absolutely, O king.”

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

• For thisדְּנָהdên · thisH1836
• reasonקֳבֵלqebêl qŏbêl · before: becauseH6903
• becauseמִן־min · fromH4481
• becauseדִּיdîy · thatH1768
• the king’sמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4430
• commandמִלָּהmillâh · wordH4406
• harshחֲצַףchătsaph · be hastyH2685
• and the furnaceאַתּוּן'attûn · furnaceH861
• had been madeאֲזָא'ăzâ' 'ăzâh · to heatH228
• extremelyיַתִּירyattîyr · preeminentH3493
• the flameשְׂבִיבώebîyb · flameH7631
• of the fireנוּרnûr · fireH5135
• killedקְטַלqeţal · to slayH6992
• thoseאִלֵּךְ'illêk · theseH479
• menגְּבַרgebar · manH1400
• Shadrachשַׁדְרַךְshadrak · ShadrachH7715
• Meshachמֵישַׁךְmêyshak · MeshachH4336
• and Abed-negoעֲבֵד נְגוֹ‛ăbêd negô' · AbednegoH5665

Cross-references for Daniel 3:22

• Exodus 12:33The Egyptians urged the people, to send them out of the land in a hurry, for they said, “We will all be dead.”
• Daniel 6:24The king then gave orders, and they brought those men who had maliciously accused Daniel, and they threw them, their children, and their wives into the lions’ den; and they had not reached the bottom of the den before the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.
• Proverbs 11:8The righteous is rescued from trouble, But the wicked takes his place.
• Proverbs 21:18The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, And the treacherous is in the place of the upright.
• Zechariah 12:2“Behold, I am going to make Jerusalem a cup that causes staggering to all the peoples around; and when the siege is against Jerusalem, it will also be against Judah.
• Matthew 27:5And he threw the pieces of silver into the temple sanctuary and left; and he went away and hanged himself.
• Acts 12:19When Herod had searched for him and had not found him, he examined the guards and ordered that they be led away to execution. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and was spending time there.

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