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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 3:15

Now if ye be ready that at what time ye shall hear ,.... The meaning is, that if they were disposed in mind, which the king was very desirous they should, both for his own honour, and for their safety, for whom he had a regard; and were willing to comply with his orders, and readily yield obedience to his will, and worship his idol; the following would be a signal to them, and all would be well with them: or it may be rendered, "when now ye shall be, that at what time ye shall hear" F17 ... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 3:16

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the king ,.... In a mild and gentle manner, without affronting his majesty, or insulting his gods, and yet without the least degree of servile fear or fawning flattery: O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter ; about worshipping the image; we are not solicitous about a choice of words, or in what manner to draw up our answer, it is ready in our mouths; we have no need to take time and consider of this... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 3:17

If it be so ,.... That we must be cast into the fiery furnace, as thou hast threatened: our God whom we serve ; for though they did not serve the gods of the Babylonians, they did not live without God in the world; they believed in the one true God, the God of Israel, their covenant God and Father; whom they worshipped, had an interest in, and who had and would have a regard for them: he, say they, is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace ; either to prevent their being... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 3:18

But if not ,.... If our God does not think fit to exert his power, and deliver us, which we are well assured he is able to do; if it is not his will, we are content, we are resigned unto it: be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods , be it as it will, whether we are delivered or not; we are not sure of the one, but we are at a point as to the other: nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up ; come life, come death, we are ready; we had rather die than... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 3:19

Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury ,.... Nettled at the answer given him; perceiving his threats made no impression on these three men, and that they were resolutely determined at all events not to obey his will: and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego ; not only to what it was in times past, when they were his favourites, and he smiled upon them; but with respect to what it was while they were under examination, and he was trying to bring them to... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 3:20

And he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army ,.... The most famous for courage of mind, and strength of body, that were in all his army: to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego either their hands or their feet, or both; unless it can be thought that they were all three bound together in one bundle, and so cast into the furnace; which is not improbable, as Gejerus observes; seeing the king afterwards wondered to see them walk separately in the furnace: there was no need to... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 3:21

Then these men were bound in their coats ,.... Their upper coats, cloaks, or mantles, as Aben Ezra and Jacchiades; though, according to the use of the word in the Arabic language, the "femoralia" F18 בסרבליהון "cum femoralibus", Pagninus; so Syr. Ar.; "cum braccis suis", V. L. or breeches are meant: their hosen, and their hats, and their other garments : their turbants on their heads, which were usually wore in those countries; and their stockings and shoes, and other under... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 3:22

And therefore, because the king's commandment was urgent ,.... Or was ordered to be obeyed in haste, and with expedition and dispatch, hence the men were cast into the furnace with clothes on; or those that cast them were not so careful of themselves: and the furnace exceeding hot ; being heated seven times more than usual: the flame of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego ; which came out of the furnace, being so excessive hot, and the smoke along... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 3:23

And these three men fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace. The fire not so much as destroying what they were bound with, and much less them; but being bound they fell, and there they lay for the present, unbound and alive; when those that cast them in were destroyed. In the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Arabic versions, follow sixty seven verses, containing the song of Azariah and his companions in the furnace, which are not in the Hebrew text. read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 3:24

Then Nebuchadnezzar was astonished , At the burning of those that cast the three men into the furnace, as Jacchiades; or he might be seized with a panic, and his spirits filled with fear and dread, the word F21 תוה "expavit", Munster, Piscator, Michaelis; "trepidavit", Gejerus; so Ben Melech from the Targum on Gen. xxvii. 33; "trepidus", Junius & Tremellius. is by some said to signify, and this from the immediate hand of God: and rose up in haste ; from the place where he... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 3:15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 3:16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 3:17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 3:18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 3:19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 3:20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 3:21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 3:22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 3:23

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 3:24

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