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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 3:25

He answered and said, lo, I see four men loose ,.... Not bound as the three were, when cast in; but quite at liberty in their hands and feet, and separate from one another. As this fiery furnace may be an emblem of the fiery trials and afflictive dispensations the children of God pass through in this world, being not joyous, but grievous to the flesh, though useful to purge and purify; so this and some other circumstances attending these good men in the furnace are applicable to the saints... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 3:26

Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace ,.... He came so nigh before, as to see at a distance four persons walking in it; now he comes nearer, as near as he could with safety: and spake and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, ye servants of the most high God ; he not only spake to them in a different tone than he did before; not in wrath and fury, but mildly and gently, with great respect unto them, and reverence of them; and not only calls them by the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 3:27

And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king's counsellors, being gathered together ,.... Either by the order of the king, or of their own accord, to see the miracle that was wrought: saw these men ; saw them walking in the furnace, saw them come out of it at the king's call, and saw them when they were out, and examined them thoroughly; so that they had ocular demonstration, full proof and conviction, of the truth of what was done: upon whose bodies the fire had no power ;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 3:28

Then Nebuchadnezzar spake and said ,.... In the presence of his princes and prime ministers of state, and made the following confession, to the praise and glory of the true God; which was extorted from him at this time through the force of conviction; for it does not appear to be a thorough conversion; nor did he relinquish his gods, and the worship of them: blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego ; he does not call him his God, but theirs, as he had called him the God of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 3:29

Therefore I make a decree ,.... Or, a "decree is made by me" F23 מני שים טעם "a me proponitur edictum", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Broughtonus; "a me positum decretum", Montanus, Cocceius, Michaelis. ; which is as follows: that every people, nation, and language, which speak anything amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego ; anything indecent, blasphemous, or by way of contempt: he does not give orders that their God should be worshipped or signify... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 3:30

Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, in the province of Babylon ,.... He restored them to their places of trust and profit, and increased their honours: or, "made them to prosper", as the word F24 הצלח "prosperare fecit", Munster; "prosperari jussit", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator; "prosperos felicesque fecit", Gejerus. signifies; they flourished in his court, and became very great and famous. The Septuagint and Arabic versions add, "and he counted them... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 3

Nebuchadnezzar, having erected an image, whose height (including probably a very high pedestal) was sixty cubits, and the breadth six, ordered a numerous assembly, which he had convened, to fall down and worship it; threatening, at the same time, that whosoever refused should be cast into a fiery furnace, Daniel 3:1-7 ; a punishment not uncommon in that country, (see Jeremiah 29:22 .) Daniel's three companions, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who were present, being observed to refrain... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 3:1

Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold - It is supposed that the history given here did not occur till the close, or near the end, of Nebuchadnezzar's reign. For it was after his insanity, as we see Daniel 4:33-36 , and this happened near the close of his reign. The authorized version, which is followed in the margin, fixes the date of this event seventeen years earlier, and ten years before the king's insanity. A few observations on this image may be necessary: - It is not likely... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 3:2

Sent to gather together the princes - It is not easy to show what these different offices were, as it is difficult to ascertain the meaning of the Chaldee words. Parkhurst analyzes them thus: - The Princes - אחשדרפניא achashdarpenaiya , from אחש Achash , great or eminent, and דר dar , "to go about freely," and פנים panim , "the presence." Satraps or privy counsellors who had free access to the presence of the king. The Governors - סגניא signaiya , lieutenants or... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 3:4

Then a herald cried aloud - בחיל קרא כרוזא caroza kara bechayil , "a crier called with might." A bedel cried mightili. - Old MS. Bible. read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 3:25

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 3:26

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 3:27

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 3:28

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 3:29

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 3:30

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 3:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 3:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 3:4

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