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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Daniel 3:1-7

We have no certainty concerning the date of this story, only that if this image, which Nebuchadnezzar dedicated, had any relation to that which he dreamed of, it is probable that it happened not long after that; some reckon it to be about the seventh year of Nebuchadnezzar, a year before Jehoiachin's captivity, in which Ezekiel was carried away. Observe, I. A golden image set up to be worshipped. Babylon was full of idols already, yet nothing will serve this imperious prince but they must have... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 3:1

Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold ,.... Not of solid gold; but either of a plate of gold, and hollow within; or of wood overlaid with gold; for otherwise it must have took up a prodigious quantity of gold to make an image of such dimensions as follow; this be ordered his statuaries or workmen to make for him; whether this image was for himself, or his father Nabopolassar, or for his chief god Bel, or as a new deity, is not easy to say; however, it was made for religious worship:... 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

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 3:1

Verse 1 Very probably this statue was not erected by King Nebuchadnezzar within a short period, as the Prophet does not notice how many years had passed away; for it is not probable that it was erected within a short time after he had confessed the God of Israel to be the Supreme Deity. Yet as the Prophet is silent, we need not discuss the matter. Some of the rabbis think this statue to have been erected as an expiation; as if Nebuchadnezzar wished to avert the effect of his dream by this... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 3:1

Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was three score cubits, and the breadth thereof air cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon. The Septuagint Version is full of redundance and interpolation, "In the eighteenth year King Nebuchadnezzar, who ruled cities and countries, and all those dwelling (in them)over the earth from India even to Ethiopia, made a golden image; the height of it was sixty cubits, and the breadth of it six cubits, and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 3:1

Man has a religious nature. It is a valid argument for the existence of God, that every race of men demands some object of worship. Everywhere there is a felt dependence—a conscious need of protection and support. As soon as men are released from the pressing and exhausting care for daily food, their minds "feel after God, if haply they may find him." A sense of orphanage afflicts humanity till it finds God. I. THE NATURAL MAN HAS AN INSTINCT FOR WORSHIP . It is true... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 3:1-13

The ceaseless creation of gods. "Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image." "He set it up in the plain of Dura" ( Daniel 3:1 ). Questions respecting the image will be discussed in the Expository section. For homiletical purposes we distinguish here between three separate entities, all real enough in their own realm. 1 . The image , built up and appearing in due time amid the phenomena of this material world. 2 . The idea for which it stands, existing really enough in the mind of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 3:1-30

EXPOSITION THE GOLDEN IMAGE , AND THE FIERY FURNACE . read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Daniel 3:1

Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold - The time when he did this is not mentioned; nor is it stated in whose honor, or for what design, this colossal image was erected. In the Greek and Arabic translationns, this is said to have occurred in the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar. This is not, however, in the original text, nor is it known on what authority it is asserted. Dean Prideaux (Consex. I. 222) supposes that it was at first some marginal comment on the Greek version that at last... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 3:1

Daniel 3:1. Nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold How soon this image was erected, after the dream in his second year, is uncertain. The Greek and Arabic interpreters suppose it to have been in the eighteenth year of his reign, and Dr. Prideaux agrees with them. But whether it was then, or, as some think, later, the design of it probably was, to frustrate the exposition, and defeat the end of the dream: on which account, perhaps, the image was made wholly of gold, and not of different... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Daniel 3:1-7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 3:1

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

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 3:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 3:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 3:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 3:1-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 3:1-30

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Daniel 3:1

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 3:1

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