Daniel 3:18

But even if he will not, let it be known to you, O king, that we will not worship your gods, nor adore the gold statue, which you have raised up.”

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

17For behold our God, whom we worship, is able to rescue us from the oven of burning fire and to free us from your hands, O king.

19Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with fury and the appearance of his face was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and he commanded that the furnace should be heated to seven times its usual fire.

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Cross References

Exodus 20:5You shall not adore them, nor shall you worship them. I am the Lord your God: strong, zealous, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the sons to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me,

Joshua 24:15But if it seems evil to you that you would serve the Lord, a choice is given to you. Choose today what pleases you, and whom you ought to serve above all else, either the gods that your fathers served in Mesopotamia, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you live: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”

Proverbs 28:1The impious flees, though no one pursues. But the just, like a confident lion, shall be without dread.

Daniel 3:28For you have made equally true judgments in all the things that you have brought upon us and upon Jerusalem, the holy city of our fathers. For in truth and in judgment, you have brought down all these things because of our sins.

Matthew 10:32Therefore, everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father, who is in heaven.

Matthew 16:2But he responded by saying to them: “When evening arrives, you say, ‘It will be calm, for the sky is red,’

Matthew Henry on Daniel 3:9-19

The Hebrew Princes Accused; Fortitude of the Jewish Princes. ( b. c. 587.) 8 Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews. 9 They spake and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live for ever. 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 music, shall fall down and worship the golden image: 11 And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth, that he should be cast into the midst… Read the whole commentary →

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