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Complete Jewish Bible

Daniel 3:10

Your majesty, you have ordered that everyone who hears sound of the horn, pipe, harp, zither, lute, bagpipe and the rest of the musical instruments is to fall down and worship the gold statue;

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Coercion;   Conspiracy;   Dulcimer;   Faith;   Flute;   Furnace;   Indictments;   Music;   Persecution;   Psaltery;   Rulers;   Sackbut;   Thompson Chain Reference - Bible Stories for Children;   Children;   Decrees of Kings;   Home;   King's Decrees;   Nation, the;   Pleasant Sunday Afternoons;   Religion;   Stories for Children;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Idolatry;   Persecution;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Dulcimer;   Flute;   Furnaces;   Image;   Music;   Punishments;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Government;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Decrees;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Cornet;   Flute;   Psaltery;   Sackbut;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Flute;   Sackbut;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Bagpipe;   Daniel, Book of;   Dulcimer;   God;   Image, Nebuchadnezzar's;   Trigon;   Zither;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Abednego ;   Cornet;   Dulcimer,;   Flute;   Furnace;   Psaltery;   Sackbut;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Abednego;   Dulcimer;   Sackbut;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Flute;   Psaltery;   Sackbut,;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Music;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Music;   Worship;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
You as king have issued a decree that everyone who hears the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, drum, and every kind of music must fall down and worship the gold statue.
Hebrew Names Version
You, O king, have made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and all kinds of music, shall fall down and worship the golden image;
King James Version
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:
English Standard Version
You, O king, have made a decree, that every man who hears the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, bagpipe, and every kind of music, shall fall down and worship the golden image.
New American Standard Bible
"You, O king, have made a decree that every person who hears the sound of the horn, flute, lyre, trigon, psaltery, and bagpipe, and all kinds of musical instruments, is to fall down and worship the golden statue.
New Century Version
O king, you gave a command that everyone who heard the horns, lyres, zithers, harps, pipes, and all the other musical instruments would have to bow down and worship the gold statue.
Amplified Bible
"You, O king, have made a decree that everyone who hears the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, dulcimer, bagpipe, and all kinds of music is to fall down and worship the golden image.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Thou, O King, hast made a decree, that euery man that shall heare the sounde of the cornet, trumpet, harpe, sackebut, psalterie, and dulcimer, and all instruments of musike, shall fall downe and worship the golden image,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"You, O king, have made a decree that every man who hears the sound of the horn, flute, lyre, trigon, psaltery, and bagpipe and all kinds of music, is to fall down and worship the golden image.
Berean Standard Bible
You, O king, have issued a decree that everyone who hears the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music must fall down and worship the golden statue,
Contemporary English Version
You commanded everyone to bow down and worship the gold statue when the music played.
Darby Translation
Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet, pipe, lute, sambuca, psaltery, and bagpipe, and all kinds of music, shall fall down and worship the golden image;
Easy-to-Read Version
King, you gave a command. You said that everyone who hears the sound of the horns, flutes, lyres, sambucas, harps, bagpipes, and all the other musical instruments must bow down and worship the gold idol.
George Lamsa Translation
You, O king, have made a decree, that every man who shall hear the sound of the trumpet, the flute, the harp, the sackbut, the psaltery, and all kinds of music, shall fall down and worship the golden image which you have set up;
Good News Translation
Your Majesty has issued an order that as soon as the music starts, everyone is to bow down and worship the gold statue,
Lexham English Bible
You, O king, have made a decree that everyone who hears the sound of the horn, the flute, the lyre, the trigon, the harp and the drum and all kinds of music, he shall fall down and shall worship the statue of gold.
Literal Translation
You, O king, have made a decree that every man who shall hear the sound of the horn, the pipe, zither, the lyre, harp, and the bagpipe, and all kinds of music, shall fall down and worship the golden image.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Thou beynge kynge hast geuen a commaudemet, that all men when they heare the noyse off the trompettes, harpes, shawmes, psalteries, symphonies and all the other melodies: shall fall downe and bowe them selues towarde the golden ymage:
American Standard Version
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 music, shall fall down and worship the golden image;
Bible in Basic English
You, O King, have given an order that every man, when the sound of the horn, pipe, harp, trigon, psaltery, bagpipe, and all sorts of instruments, comes to his ears, is to go down on his face in worship before the image of gold:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the horn, pipe, harp, trigon, psaltery, and bagpipe, and all kinds of music, shall fall down and worship the golden image;
King James Version (1611)
Thou, O King, hast made a decree, that euery man that shal heare the sound of the cornet, flute, harpe, sackbut, psalterie, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musicke, shall fall downe and worship the golden image:
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Thou O king, hast made a decree, that euery man that shall heare the sound of the cornet, trumpet, harpe, shawme, psaltries, dulcimer, & all instrumentes of musicke, shall fall downe and worship the golden image:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Thou, O king, has made a decree that every man who shall hear the sound of the trumpet, and pipe, and harp, sackbut, and psaltery, and all kinds of music,
English Revised Version
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 music, shall fall down and worship the golden image:
World English Bible
You, O king, have made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and all kinds of music, shall fall down and worship the golden image;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Thou, kyng, hast set a decree, that ech man that herith the sown of trumpe, of pipe, and of harpe, of sambuke, and of sawtree, and of symphonye, and of al kynde of musikis, bowe doun hym silf, and worschipe the goldun ymage; forsothe if ony man fallith not doun,
Update Bible Version
You, O king, have made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, lyre, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of music, shall fall down and worship the golden image;
Webster's Bible Translation
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 music, shall fall down and worship the golden image:
New English Translation
You have issued an edict, O king, that everyone must bow down and pay homage to the golden statue when they hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, trigon, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music.
New King James Version
You, O king, have made a decree that everyone who hears the sound of the horn, flute, harp, lyre, and psaltery, in symphony with all kinds of music, shall fall down and worship the gold image;
New Living Translation
You issued a decree requiring all the people to bow down and worship the gold statue when they hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and other musical instruments.
New Life Bible
You yourself, O king, have made a law that every man who hears the sound of the horns and harps and all kinds of music is to get down on his knees and worship the object of gold.
New Revised Standard
You, O king, have made a decree, that everyone who hears the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, drum, and entire musical ensemble, shall fall down and worship the golden statue,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Thou thyself, O king, hast made a decree, that, any man who shall hear the sound of the horn, the pipe, the lyre, the harp, the psaltery and the bagpipes, and all kinds of instruments of music, shall fall down and adore the image of gold;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the trumpet, the flute, and the harp, of the sackbut, and the psaltery, of the symphony, and of all kind of music, shall prostrate himself, and adore the golden statue:
Revised Standard Version
You, O king, have made a decree, that every man who hears the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, bagpipe, and every kind of music, shall fall down and worship the golden image;
Young's Literal Translation
Thou, O king, hast made a decree that every man who doth hear the voice of the cornet, the flute, the harp, the sackbut, the psaltery, and the symphony, and all kinds of music, doth fall down and do obeisance to the golden image;

Contextual Overview

8 But then some Kasdim approached and began denouncing the Jews. 9 They said to N'vukhadnetzar the king, "May the king live forever! 10 Your majesty, you have ordered that everyone who hears sound of the horn, pipe, harp, zither, lute, bagpipe and the rest of the musical instruments is to fall down and worship the gold statue; 11 and that whoever does not fall down and worship is to be thrown into a blazing hot furnace. 12 There are some Jews whom you have put in charge of the affairs of the province of Bavel, Shadrakh, Meishakh and ‘Aved-N'go; and these men, your majesty, have paid no attention to you. They do not serve your gods, and they do not worship the gold statue you set up." 13 In a raging fury N'vukhadnetzar ordered that Shadrakh, Meishakh and ‘Aved-N'go be brought. When the men had been brought before the king, 14 N'vukhadnetzar said to them, "Shadrakh! Meishakh! ‘Aved-N'go! Is it true that you neither serve my gods nor worship the gold statue I set up? 15 All right, then. If you are prepared, when you hear the sound of the horn, pipe, harp, zither, lute, bagpipe and the rest of the musical instruments, to fall down and worship the gold statue, very well. But if you won't worship, you will immediately be thrown into a blazing hot furnace — and what god will save you from my power then?" 16 Shadrakh, Meishakh and ‘Aved-N'go answered the king, "Your question doesn't require an answer from us. 17 Your majesty, if our God, whom we serve, is able to save us, he will save us from the blazing hot furnace and from your power.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

hast made: Daniel 3:4-7, Daniel 6:12, Exodus 1:16, Exodus 1:22, Esther 3:12-14, Psalms 94:20, Ecclesiastes 3:16, Isaiah 10:1, John 11:57, Revelation 13:16, Revelation 13:17

the cornet: Exodus 15:20, Exodus 15:21, Exodus 32:18, Exodus 32:19, 1 Chronicles 15:16, 1 Chronicles 15:28, 1 Chronicles 16:5, 1 Chronicles 16:6, 1 Chronicles 25:1-6, 2 Chronicles 29:25, Psalms 81:1-3, Psalms 92:1-3, Psalms 149:3, Psalms 149:4, Psalms 150:3-6, Amos 6:5

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 6:5 - David Daniel 3:5 - the cornet Daniel 3:7 - when Daniel 3:15 - ye hear Daniel 3:24 - O king Matthew 10:28 - And

Cross-References

Genesis 2:25
They were both naked, the man and his wife, and they were not ashamed.
Genesis 3:7
Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized that they were naked. So they sewed fig leaves together to make themselves loincloths.
Genesis 3:17
To Adam he said, "Because you listened to what your wife said and ate from the tree about which I gave you the order, ‘You are not to eat from it,' the ground is cursed on your account; you will work hard to eat from it as long as you live.
Genesis 3:18
It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and you will eat field plants.
Exodus 3:6
I am the God of your father," he continued, "the God of Avraham, the God of Yitz'chak and the God of Ya‘akov." Moshe covered his face, because he was afraid to look at God.
Exodus 32:25
When Moshe saw that the people had gotten out of control — because Aharon had allowed them to get out of control, to the derision of their enemies —
Job 23:15
This is why I am terrified of him; the more I think about it, the more afraid I am —
Psalms 119:120
My body trembles for fear of you; your rulings make me afraid.
Isaiah 33:14
The sinners in Tziyon are frightened; trembling has seized the ungodly. "Who of us can live with the devouring fire? Who of us can live with eternal burning?"
Isaiah 47:3
Your private parts will be exposed; yes, your shame will be seen. I am going to take vengeance, and no one will stand in my way."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Thou, O king, hast made a decree,.... According to his own mind and will, and which he had published as such to his subjects:

that every man; let him be who he will, high or low, rich or poor, in whatsoever station or condition:

that shall hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of music; such as had been just then blown or played on:

shall fall down and worship the golden image; which the king had ordered to be made and set up, and now dedicated, and had been worshipped by men of all ranks.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Thou, O king, hast made a decree ... - See Daniel 3:4-5. As the decree included “every man” who heard the sound of the music, it of course embraced the Jews, whatever religious scruples they might have. Whether their scruples, however, were known at the time is not certain; or whether they would have been regarded if known, is no more certain.


 
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