Daniel 3 3:1 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 . 3:2 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the princes , the governors , and the captains , the judges , the treasurers , the counsellors , the sheriffs , and all the rulers of the provinces , to come to the dedication of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up. 3:3 Then the princes , the governors , and captains , the judges , the treasurers , the counsellors , the sheriffs , and all the rulers of the provinces , were gathered together unto the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up. 3:4 Then an herald cried aloud , To you it is commanded , O people , nations , and languages , 3:5 [That] at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet , flute , harp , sackbut , psaltery , dulcimer , and all kinds of musick , ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up: 3:6 And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace . 3:7 Therefore at that time , when all the people heard the sound of the cornet , flute , harp , sackbut , psaltery , and all kinds of musick , all the people , the nations , and the languages , fell down [and] worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up. 3:8 Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near , and accused the Jews . 3:9 They spake and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar , O king , live for ever . 3:10 Thou, O king , hast made a decree , that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet , flute , harp , sackbut , psaltery , and dulcimer , and all kinds of musick , shall fall down and worship the golden image : 3:11 And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth , [that] he should be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace . 3:12 There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon , Shadrach , Meshach , and Abednego ; these men , O king , have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods , nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up. 3:13 Then Nebuchadnezzar in [his] rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach , Meshach , and Abednego . Then they brought these men before the king . 3:14 Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, [Is it] true , O Shadrach , Meshach , and Abednego , do not ye serve my gods , nor worship the golden image which I have set up? 3:15 Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet , flute , harp , sackbut , psaltery , and dulcimer , and all kinds of musick , ye fall down and worship the image which I have made ; [well]: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace ; and who [is] that God that shall deliver you out of my hands ? 3:16 Shadrach , Meshach , and Abednego , answered and said to the king , O Nebuchadnezzar , we [are] not careful to answer thee in this matter . 3:17 If it be [so], our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace , and he will deliver [us] out of thine hand , O king . 3:18 But if not, be it known unto thee, O king , that we will not serve thy gods , nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up. 3:19 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 . 3:20 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 . 3:21 Then these men were bound in their coats , their hosen , and their hats , and their [other] garments , and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace . 3:22 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 Abednego . 3:23 And these three men , Shadrach , Meshach , and Abednego , fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace . 3:24 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied , and rose up in haste , [and] spake , and said unto his counsellors , Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire ? They answered and said unto the king , True , O king . 3:25 He answered and said , Lo , I see four men loose , walking in the midst of the fire , and they have no hurt ; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God . 3:26 Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace , [and] spake , and said