Daniel 3:9

And said to king Nabuchodonosor: O king, live for ever:

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

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

In Context

8And presently at that very time some Chaldeans came and accused the Jews,

10Thou, O king, hast made a decree that every man that shall bear the sound of the trumpet, the flute, and the harp, of the sackbut, and the psaltery, of the symphony, and of all kind of music, shall prostrate himself, and adore the golden statue:

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Cross References

Daniel 2:4And the Chaldeans answered the king in Syriac: O king, live for ever: tell to thy servants thy dream, and we will declare the interpretation thereof.

Daniel 5:10Then the queen, on occasion of what had happened to the king, and his nobles, came into the banquet house: and she spoke and said: O king, live for ever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, neither let thy countenance be changed.

Daniel 6:21And Daniel answering the king, said: O king, live for ever:

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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