Daniel 3:8
Right then some of the astrologers came forward and made accusations against the Jews.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews.
In Context
9They said to King Nebuchadnezzar, “May Your Majesty the king live forever!
Cross References
Ezra 4:12Your Majesty should be informed that the Jews who came from you to us have returned to Jerusalem. They are rebuilding that rebellious and wicked city, completing repairs to the walls, and mending its foundations.
Esther 3:8Haman went to King Xerxes and said, “There's a particular people living among others in many different places throughout the provinces of your empire who cut themselves off from everybody else. They have their own laws which are different from those of any other people, and what's more, they don't obey the king's laws. So it's not a good idea for Your Majesty to ignore them.
Daniel 6:12They went to the king right away and asked him about the decree. “Didn't Your Majesty sign a decree that for the next thirty days anyone who prays to any god or human being except you, Your Majesty, shall be thrown into the lions' den?” “I certainly did!” the king replied. “The decree stands. According to the law of the Medes and the Persians it cannot be revoked.”
Acts 16:20They brought them in front of the magistrates, and accused them: “These Jewish men are causing a great disturbance in our town,” they said.
Acts 28:22“But we do want to hear from you what you believe—especially regarding this sect, which we know is condemned everywhere.”
Matthew Henry on Daniel 3:2-8
Nebuchadnezzar's Golden Image. ( b. c. 587.) 1 Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon. 2 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. 3 Then the… Read the whole commentary →