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3:1 Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height [was] threescore cubits, [and] the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon:

3:2 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the princes, the governors, and the captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up:

3:3 Then the princes, the governors, and captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, were gathered together unto the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up:

3:4 Then an herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, O people, nations, and languages:

3:5 at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up:

3:6 And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace:

3:7 Therefore at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of musick, all the people, the nations, and the languages, fell down [and] worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up:

3:8 Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews:

3:9 They spake and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live for ever:

3:10 Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, shall fall down and worship the golden image:

3:11 And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth, [that] he should be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace:

3:12 There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed- nego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up:

3:13 Then Nebuchadnezzar in [his] rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed- nego. Then they brought these men before the king:

3:14 Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, [Is it] true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed- nego, do not ye serve my gods, nor worship the golden image which I have set up:

3:15 Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; [well]: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who [is] that God that shall deliver you out of my hands:

3:16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed- nego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we [are] not careful to answer thee in this matter:

3:17 If it be [so], our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver [us] out of thine hand, O king:

3:18 But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up:

3:19 Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed- nego: [therefore] he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated:

3:20 And he commanded the most mighty men that [were] in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed- nego, [and] to cast [them] into the burning fiery furnace:

3:21 Then these men were bound in their coats, their hosen, and their hats, and their [other] garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace:

3:22 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:

3:23 And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed- nego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace:

3:24 KJV [Prayer of Azariah 1] And they walked in the midst of the fire, praising God, and blessing the Lord:

3:25 KJV [2] Then Azarias stood up, and prayed on this manner; and opening his mouth in the midst of the fire said:

3:26 KJV [3] Blessed art thou, O Lord God of our fathers: thy name is worthy to be praised and glorified for evermore:

3:27 KJV [4] For thou art righteous in all the things that thou hast done to us: yea, true are all thy works, thy ways are right, and all thy judgments truth:

3:28 KJV [5] In all the things that thou hast brought upon us, and upon the holy city of our fathers, even Jerusalem, thou hast executed true judgment: for according to truth and judgment didst thou bring all these things upon us because of our sins:

3:29 KJV [6] For we have sinned and committed iniquity, departing from thee: