Daniel 3:9

Daniel 3:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They spake and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live for ever.
• New International Version (NIV)They said to King Nebuchadnezzar, “May the king live forever!
• English Standard Version (ESV)They declared to King Nebuchadnezzar, "O king, live forever!
• New King James Version (NKJV)They spoke and said to King Nebuchadnezzar, “O king, live forever!

Context of Daniel 3:9

7So at the sound of the musical instruments, all the people, whatever their race or nation or language, bowed to the ground and worshiped the gold statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up. 8But some of the astrologers went to the king and informed on the Jews. They said to King Nebuchadnezzar, “Long live the king! 10You issued a decree requiring all the people to bow down and worship the gold statue when they hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and other musical instruments. 11That decree also states that those who refuse to obey must be thrown into a blazing furnace.

Daniel 3:9 word by word

עֲנוֹ֙ וְאָ֣מְרִ֔ין לִנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֖ר מַלְכָּ֑א מַלְכָּ֖א לְעָלְמִ֥ין חֱיִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• They spakeעֲנָה‛ănâh · to answerH6032
• and saidאֲמַר'ămar · to sayH560
• to the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4430
• Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר, נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּרnebûkkadnetstsar · NebuchadnezzarH5020
• liveחֲיָאchăyâ' chăyâh · to liveH2418
• for everעָלַם‛âlam · perpetuityH5957

Cross-references for Daniel 3:9

• Daniel 3:4Then a herald shouted out, “People of all races and nations and languages, listen to the king’s command!
• Daniel 2:4Then the astrologers answered the king in Aramaic, “Long live the king! Tell us the dream, and we will tell you what it means.”
• Daniel 5:10But when the queen mother heard what was happening, she hurried to the banquet hall. She said to Belshazzar, “Long live the king! Don’t be so pale and frightened.
• Daniel 6:6So the administrators and high officers went to the king and said, “Long live King Darius!
• Romans 13:7Give to everyone what you owe them: Pay your taxes and government fees to those who collect them, and give respect and honor to those who are in authority.

Commentaries on Daniel 3:9

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9O king, live for ever - A customary form of address to a monarch, implying that long life was regarded as an eminent blessing. See the notes at Daniel 2:4.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. 99. live for ever--A preface of flattery is closely akin to the cruelty that follows. So Ac 24:2, 3, &c., Tertullus in accusing Paul before Felix.Read the comment

Topics related to Daniel 3:9

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

In the dictionaries

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