Daniel 3:30

Daniel 3:30 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego, in the province of Babylon.
• New International Version (NIV)Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the province of Babylon.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the province of Babylon.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego in the province of Babylon.

Context of Daniel 3:30

28Then Nebuchadnezzar said, “Praise to the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego! He sent his angel to rescue his servants who trusted in him. They defied the king’s command and were willing to die rather than serve or worship any god except their own God. 29Therefore, I make this decree: If any people, whatever their race or nation or language, speak a word against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, they will be torn limb from limb, and their houses will be turned into heaps of rubble. There is no other god who can rescue like this!” Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to even higher positions in the province of Babylon.

Daniel 3:30 word by word

בֵּאדַ֣יִן מַלְכָּ֗א הַצְלַ֛ח לְשַׁדְרַ֥ךְ מֵישַׁ֛ךְ וַעֲבֵ֥ד נְג֖וֹ בִּמְדִינַ֥ת בָּבֶֽל׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thenאֱדַ֫יִן'ĕdayin · thenH116
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4430
• promotedצְלַחtselach · to prosperH6744
• Shadrachשַׁדְרַךְshadrak · ShadrachH7715
• Meshachמֵישַׁךְmêyshak · MeshachH4336
• and Abed–negoעֲבֵד נְגוֹ‛ăbêd negô' · AbednegoH5665
• in the provinceמְדִינָהmedîynâh · provinceH4083
• of Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH895

Cross-references for Daniel 3:30

• 1 Samuel 2:30“Therefore, the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I promised that your branch of the tribe of Levi would always be my priests. But I will honor those who honor me, and I will despise those who think lightly of me.
• Psalms 91:14The Lord says, “I will rescue those who love me. I will protect those who trust in my name.
• John 12:26Anyone who wants to serve me must follow me, because my servants must be where I am. And the Father will honor anyone who serves me.
• Romans 8:31What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us?
• Psalms 1:3They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season. Their leaves never wither, and they prosper in all they do.

Commentaries on Daniel 3:30

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 30Then the king promoted, etc. - He restored them to the offices which they held before the charge of disobedience and treason was brought against them. At the end of this verse the Septuagint add, "And he advanced them to be governors over all the Jews that were in his kingdom." This may be the meaning of the latter verse. They were more likely to be set over the Jews than over the Chaldeans.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 30Then the king promoted Shadrach … - Margin, “made to prosper.” The Chaldee means no more than “made to prosper.” Whether he restored them to their former places, or to higher honors, does not appear. There would be, however, nothing inconsistent with his usual course in supposing that he raised them to more exalted stations. In the province of Babylon - See the notes at Daniel 2:49. The Greek and the Arabic add here, “And he counted them worthy to preside…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 28-30Verses 28-30 What God did for these his servants, would help to keep the Jews to their religion while in captivity, and to cure them of idolatry. The miracle brought deep convictions on Nebuchadnezzar. But no abiding change then took place in his conduct. He who preserved these pious Jews in the fiery furnace, is able to uphold us in the hour of temptation, and to keep us from falling into sin.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 30promoted: A similar word appears in Genesis 39:2. The men received rewards for their righteousness and faithfulness to the Lord.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 3:30

• Abed-Nego
• Coercion
• Faith
• Meshach
• Mishael
• Promotion

In the dictionaries

• Babylon
• Babylon, Babylonia, Babylonian
• Abed-Nego
• Furnace
• Meshach
• Nebuchadnezzar
• Shadrach
• Aramaic; Aramaic Language
• Bible, the
• Canon of the Old Testament

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