ESV Reformation Study Bible – Dan 3:8
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Dan 3:8

3:8 Chaldeans. See 2:2 note; here “Chaldeans” probably indicates nationality. The informers were prejudiced against the Jews (v. 12; cf. Esth. 3:5, 6), possibly because they were jealous of the Jews’ privileged position.