Daniel 3:1

King Nebuchadnezzar made a gold statue that was sixty cubits tall and six cubits wide. He set it up in the Plain of Dura in the province of Babylon.

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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.

In Context

2Then Nebuchadnezzar sent messages out to gather together the provincial governors, regional governors, and local governors, together with the counselors, treasurers, judges, magistrates, and all the high officials of the provinces to come to the dedication of the statue that he had set up.

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Cross References

Exodus 32:2So Aaron said to them, “Take off the golden rings that are on your wives' ears, and the ears of your sons and daughters, and bring them to me.”

Deuteronomy 7:25You will burn the carved figures of their gods—do not covet the silver or the gold that covers them and take it for yourself, because if you do, you will become trapped by it—for it is an abomination to Yahweh your God.

1 Kings 12:28So King Jeroboam sought advice and made two calves of gold; he said to the people, “It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. Look, these are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.”

Esther 1:1In the days of Ahasuerus + 1:1 Ahasuerus is also known as Xerxes . (this is Ahasuerus who reigned from India as far as Cush, over 127 provinces),

Psalms 135:15The nations' idols are silver and gold, 1 the work of men's hands. 1

Isaiah 30:22You will desecrate your carved figures overlaid with silver and your gold cast figures. 1 You will throw them away like a menstrual rag. You will say to them, “Get out of here.” 1

Matthew Henry on Daniel 3:1

In the close of the foregoing chapter we left Daniel's companions, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, in honour and power, princes of the provinces, and preferred for their relation to the God of Israel and the interest they had in him. I know not whether I should say. It were well if this honour had all the saints. No, there are many whom it would not be good for; the saints' honour is reserved for another world. But here we have those same three men as much under the king's displeasure as when they were in his… Read the whole commentary →

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