Daniel 3 · Verse 24

Daniel 3:24

Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste, and spake, and said unto his counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king.
Daniel 3:24, King James Version

Daniel 3:24 in other translations

BSBSuddenly King Nebuchadnezzar jumped up in amazement and asked his advisers, “Did we not throw three men, firmly bound, into the fire?” “Certainly, O king,” they replied.
WEBThen Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonished and rose up in haste. He spoke and said to his counselors, “Didn’t we cast three men bound into the middle of the fire?” They answered the king, “True, O king.”
ASVThen Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonished, and rose up in haste: he spake and said unto his counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king.
YLTThen Nebuchadnezzar the king hath been astonished, and hath risen in haste; he hath answered and said to his counsellors, ‘Have we not cast three men into the midst of the fire--bound?' They have answered and are saying to the king, ‘Certainly, O king.'
DARBYThen Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste; he spoke and said unto his counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said to the king, True, O king.
BBEThen King Nebuchadnezzar, full of fear and wonder, got up quickly, and said to his wise men, Did we not put three men in cords into the fire? and they made answer and said to the king, True, O King.
WebsterThen Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonished, and rose up in haste, and spoke, and said to his counselors, Did we not cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said to the king, True, O king.

What does Daniel 3:24 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
24. True, O king--God extorted this confession from His enemies' own mouths.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Daniel 3:19-27

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…

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Daniel 3:24 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אֱדַ֙יִן֙'e.Da.yinthenH116
נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarNebuchadnezzarH5020
מַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'king theH4430
תְּוַ֖הּte.Vahhe was alarmedH8429
וְקָ֣םve.Kamand he aroseH6966
בְּהִתְבְּהָלָ֑הbe.hit.be.ha.Lahin hasteH927
עָנֵ֨ה'a.Neh[he was] replyingH6032
וְאָמַ֜רve.'a.Marand [he was] sayingH560
לְהַדָּֽבְר֗וֹהִיle.ha.da.ve.Ro.hito counselors hisH1907
הֲלָא֩ha.La'¿ notH3809
גֻבְרִ֨יןguv.RinmenH1400
תְּלָתָ֜אte.la.Ta'threeH8532
רְמֵ֤ינָאre.Mei.na'did we throwH7412
לְגוֹא\־le.goy'-to [the] midst ofH1459
נוּרָא֙nu.Ra'fire theH5135
מְכַפְּתִ֔יןme.kha.pe.TinboundH3729
עָנַ֤יִן'a.Na.yin[they were] replyingH6032
וְאָמְרִין֙ve.'a.me.Rinand [they were] sayingH560
לְמַלְכָּ֔אle.mal.Ka'to king theH4430
יַצִּיבָ֖אya.tzi.Va'certainH3330
מַלְכָּֽא\׃mal.Ka'king OH4430

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Daniel 3:24

  • Daniel 6:22

    My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions’ mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.

  • Daniel 6:7

    All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.

  • Acts 26:13

    At midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them which journeyed with me.

  • Daniel 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.

  • Daniel 3:9-10

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

  • Daniel 4:22

    It is thou, O king, that art grown and become strong: for thy greatness is grown, and reacheth unto heaven, and thy dominion to the end of the earth.

  • 1 Samuel 17:55

    And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said unto Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son is this youth? And Abner said, As thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell.

  • Daniel 5:18

    O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour:

  • Acts 5:23-25

    Saying, The prison truly found we shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within. Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things, they doubted of them whereunto this would grow. Then came one and told them, saying, Behold, the men whom ye put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people.

  • Acts 26:27

    King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest.

  • Daniel 4:27

    Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.

  • Daniel 3:2-3

    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. 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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
astonished.
5:6; Ac 5:23-25; 9:6; 12:13
counsellors. or, governors.
2,3
O king.
9,10,17; 4:22,27; 5:18; 6:7,22; 1Sa 17:55; Ac 26:13,27

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Context

  • Daniel 3:23

    And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.

  • Daniel 3:24

    Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste, and spake, and said unto his counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king.

  • Daniel 3:25

    He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.

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Daniel 3:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Entonces el rey Nabucodonosor se espantó, y levantóse apriesa, y habló, y dijo á los de su consejo: ¿No echaron tres varones atados dentro del fuego? Ellos respondieron y dijeron al rey: Es verdad, oh rey.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Alors le roi Nebucadnetsar, consterné, se leva précipitamment et prit la parole et dit à ses conseillers: N’avons-nous pas jeté au milieu du feu trois hommes liés? Ils répondirent et dirent au roi: Certainement, ô roi!
German
Elberfelder 1871
Da erschrak der König Nebukadnezar, und er stand eilends auf, hob an und sprach zu seinen Räten: Haben wir nicht drei Männer gebunden ins Feuer geworfen? Sie antworteten und sprachen zu dem König: Gewiß, o König!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et ambulabant in medio flammæ, laudantes Deum, et benedicentes Domino.