New International Version
Daniel 3:22
22The 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,
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)And because the king, in his anger, had demanded such a hot fire in the furnace, the flames killed the soldiers as they threw the three men in.
Context of Daniel 3:22
20and commanded some of the strongest soldiers in his army to tie up Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego and throw them into the blazing furnace. 21So these men, wearing their robes, trousers, turbans and other clothes, were bound and thrown into the blazing furnace. 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, 23and these three men, firmly tied, fell into the blazing furnace. 24Then King Nebuchadnezzar leaped to his feet in amazement and asked his advisers, “Weren’t there three men that we tied up and threw into the fire?” They replied, “Certainly, Your Majesty.”
Read all of Daniel 3Daniel 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 urged the people to hurry and leave the country. “For otherwise,” they said, “we will all die!”
- Daniel 6:24At the king’s command, the men who had falsely accused Daniel were brought in and thrown into the lions’ den, along with their wives and children. And before they reached the floor of the den, the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.
- Proverbs 11:8The righteous person is rescued from trouble, and it falls on the wicked instead.
- Proverbs 21:18The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the unfaithful for the upright.
- Zechariah 12:2“I am going to make Jerusalem a cup that sends all the surrounding peoples reeling. Judah will be besieged as well as Jerusalem.
- Matthew 27:5So Judas threw the money into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.
- Acts 12:19After Herod had a thorough search made for him and did not find him, he cross-examined the guards and ordered that they be executed. Then Herod went from Judea to Caesarea and stayed 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
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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
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