Daniel 3:9
They spake and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live for ever.
Daniel 3:9 in other translations
| BSB | saying to King Nebuchadnezzar, “O king, may you live forever! |
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| WEB | They answered Nebuchadnezzar the king, “O king, live for ever! |
| ASV | They answered and said to Nebuchadnezzar the king, O king, live for ever. |
| YLT | they have answered, yea, they are saying to Nebuchadnezzar the king, ‘O king, to the ages live! |
| DARBY | They spoke and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live for ever! |
| BBE | They made answer and said to Nebuchadnezzar the king, O King, have life for ever. |
| Webster | They spoke and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live for ever. |
What does Daniel 3:9 mean?
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Daniel 3:8-18
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…
Daniel 3:9 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Daniel 3:9
- Daniel 5:10
Now the queen, by reason of the words of the king and his lords, came into the banquet house: and the queen spake and said, O king, live for ever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed:
- Daniel 6:6
Then these presidents and princes assembled together to the king, and said thus unto him, King Darius, live for ever.
- Daniel 6:21
Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever.
- Daniel 2:4
Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriack, O king, live for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation.
- Daniel 3:4-5
Then an herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, O people, nations, and languages, That 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:
- Romans 13:7
Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.
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Context
- Daniel 3:8
Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews.
- Daniel 3:9
They spake and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live for ever.
- Daniel 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:
Daniel 3:9 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Hablando y diciendo al rey Nabucodonosor: Rey, para siempre vive. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Ils prirent la parole et dirent au roi Nebucadnetsar: Ô roi, vis à jamais! |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Sie hoben an und sprachen zum König Nebukadnezar: O König, lebe ewiglich! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | dixeruntque Nabuchodonosor regi: Rex, in æternum vive! |