Daniel 3:18

But even if He does not, let it be known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden statue you have set up.”

Berean Standard Bible

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

17If the God whom we serve exists, then He is able to deliver us from the blazing fiery furnace and from your hand, O king.

19At this, Nebuchadnezzar was filled with rage, and the expression on his face changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He gave orders to heat the furnace seven times hotter than usual,

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Cross References

Exodus 20:5You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,

Joshua 24:15But if it is unpleasing in your sight to serve the LORD, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD!”

Proverbs 28:1The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.

Daniel 3:28Nebuchadnezzar declared, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent His angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him. They violated the king’s command and risked their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.

Matthew 10:32Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father in heaven.

Matthew 16:2But He replied, “When evening comes, you say, ‘The weather will be fair, 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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