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Daniel 3:8
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Some Chaldeans took this occasion to come forward and maliciously accuse the Jews.
Therefore at that time certain Kasdim came near, and brought accusation against the Yehudim.
Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews.
For this reason at that time certain Chaldeans came forward and brought charges against the Jews.
Then some Babylonians came up to the king and began speaking against the men of Judah.
At that time certain Chaldeans came forward and brought [malicious] accusations against the Jews.
By reason whereof at that same time came men of the Caldeans, and grieuously accused the Iewes.
For this reason at that time certain Chaldeans came forward and brought charges against the Jews.
At this time some astrologers came forward and maliciously accused the Jews,
Some Babylonians used this as a chance to accuse the Jews to King Nebuchadnezzar.
But then some Kasdim approached and began denouncing the Jews.
Whereupon at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews.
Then some of the Chaldeans came up to the king and began speaking against the people from Judah.
And at that very time certain Chaldeans came near and accused the Jews.
It was then that some Babylonians took the opportunity to denounce the Jews.
Therefore at this time some astrologers came forward and they denounced the Jews.
Then at that time men, Chaldeans, came near and slandered the Jews.
Now were there certayne men off the Caldees, that went euen then and accused ye Iewes,
Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and brought accusation against the Jews.
At that time certain Chaldaeans came near and made a statement against the Jews.
Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and brought accusation against the Jews.
Wherefore at that time certaine Caldeans came neere, and accused the Iewes.
Nowe were there certayne men of the Chaldees, that went euen then, and cried out an accusation of the Iewes.
Then came near certain Chaldeans, and accused the Jews to the king, saying,
Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and brought accusation against the Jews.
Therefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and brought accusation against the Jews.
And anoon in that tyme men of Caldee neiyiden, and accusiden the Jewis,
Therefore at that time [prominent] men, Chaldeans, came near and brought accusation against the Jews.
Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews.
Now at that time certain Chaldeans came forward and brought malicious accusations against the Jews.
Therefore at that time certain Chaldeans came forward and accused the Jews.
But some of the astrologers went to the king and informed on the Jews.
At this time certain ones who learned from stars came up and spoke against the Jews.
Accordingly, at this time certain Chaldeans came forward and denounced the Jews.
Wherefore, at the same time, drew near certain Chaldeans, - and accused the Jews:
And presently at that very time some Chaldeans came and accused the Jews,
Therefore at that time certain Chalde'ans came forward and maliciously accused the Jews.
Therefore at that time drawn near have certain Chaldeans, and accused the Jews;
Just then, some Babylonian fortunetellers stepped up and accused the Jews. They said to King Nebuchadnezzar, "Long live the king! You gave strict orders, O king, that when the big band started playing, everyone had to fall to their knees and worship the gold statue, and whoever did not go to their knees and worship it had to be pitched into a roaring furnace. Well, there are some Jews here—Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego—whom you have placed in high positions in the province of Babylon. These men are ignoring you, O king. They don't respect your gods and they won't worship the gold statue you set up."
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and accused: Daniel 6:12, Daniel 6:13, Ezra 4:12-16, Esther 3:6, Esther 3:8, Esther 3:9, Acts 16:20-22, Acts 17:6-8, Acts 28:22, 1 Peter 4:3, 1 Peter 4:4
Reciprocal: Esther 3:4 - that they told Proverbs 30:10 - Accuse not Daniel 5:4 - of gold Daniel 6:4 - sought
Cross-References
Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, "Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden'?"
And the woman said to the serpent, "We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden,
but God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.'"
But the Lord God called to the man and said to him, "Where are you?"
And he said, "I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked, and I hid myself."
The man said, "The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate."
And the Lord God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skins and clothed them.
Then the Lord God said, "Behold, the man has become like one of us in knowing good and evil. Now, lest he reach out his hand and take also of the tree of life and eat, and live forever—"
Did any people ever hear the voice of a god speaking out of the midst of the fire, as you have heard, and still live?
Now therefore why should we die? For this great fire will consume us. If we hear the voice of the Lord our God any more, we shall die.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near,.... That is, to King Nebuchadnezzar, either in his palace at Babylon, or more likely in the plain of Dura:
and accused the Jews; particularly Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, as after mentioned, of not obeying the king's command, to worship the golden image: these Chaldeans at the time of adoration had their eyes upon the Jews, particularly those three men, to observe how they would behave; and as they stood up while the others fell down, they were easily observed; wherefore they immediately hasten to the king, to give this information against them; whose places of trust and honour they envied, and now hoped to be put into them in their place and if these were the Chaldeans, or some of them, whose lives these men had been the means of saving, as is probable, they acted a very ungrateful part. Should it be asked, how came these three men to be present? it may be answered, they came here in obedience to the king's orders, as his officers, who had summoned them to this place; which they judged their duty to do, though they determined not to worship his image, should he require it; or they came here on purpose to bear their testimony against such idolatry. No mention is made of Daniel; very probably he was not here; for what reasons cannot be said; however, no accusation is laid against him; perhaps he was too great to be meddled with, being high in the king's favour.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews - It does not appear that they accused the Jews in general, but particularly Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, Daniel 3:12. They were present on the occasion, being summoned with the other officers of the realm Daniel 3:2, but they could not unite in the idolatrous worship. It has been frequently said that the whole thing was arranged, either by the king of his own accord, or by the instigation of their enemies, with a view to involve the Jews in difficulty, knowing that they could not conscientiously comply with the command to worship the image. But nothing of this kind appears in the narrative itself, It does not appear that the Jews were unpopular, or that there was any less disposition to show favor to them than to any other foreigners. They had been raised indeed to high offices, but there is no evidence that any office was conferred on them which it was not regarded as proper to confer on foreigners; nor is there any evidence that in the discharge of the duties of the office they had given occasion for a just accusation. The plain account is, that the king set up the image for other purposes, and with no malicious design toward them; that when summoned to be present with the other officers of the realm at the dedication of the image they obeyed the command; but that when the order was issued that they should render “religious homage” to the idol, every principle of their religion revolted at it, and they refused. For the probable reasons why Daniel was not included in the number, see the note at Daniel 3:12.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Daniel 3:8. Accused the Jews. — That is, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. The other Jews were left unnoticed; and probably at this time Daniel was too high to be touched; but we may rest assured that he was not found among these idolaters, see Daniel 3:12.
