Daniel 3:22

Therefore, because the word of the king had raged forth, and the furnace was exceeding hot, those very men who took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, were slain by the flame of the fire;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Therefore because the king’s commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego.

In Context

21Then bound they, these men, in their trousers, their tunics, and their cloaks, and their (other) clothing,—and cast into the midst of the burning furnace of fire.

23and, these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, fell down into the midst of the burning furnace of fire, fast bound.

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Cross References

Exodus 12:33And the Egyptians became urgent with the people, to send them in haste out of the land,—for they said—We all, are dying.

Proverbs 11:8The righteous man, out of distress, is delivered, then cometh a lawless man into his place.

Daniel 1:7and the ruler of the eunuchs gave them names,—yea he gave to Daniel the name of Belteshazzar, and to Hananiah of Shadrach, and to Mishael of Meshach, and to Azariah of Abed-nego.

Daniel 6:24And the king, gave word, that they should bring those men who had accused Daniel, and, into the den of lions, they cast them—them, their children, and their wives,—and, they had not reached the bottom of the den, when the lions, seized them, and, all their bones, brake they in pieces.

Matthew 27:5And, throwing the pieces of silver into the Temple, he withdrew, and, going away, hanged himself.

Matthew Henry on Daniel 3:20-28

The Three Hebrews in the Furnace; Deliverance from the Furnace. ( b. c. 587.) 19 Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated. 20 And he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace. 21 Then these men were bound in their coats,… Read the whole commentary →

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