Daniel 3:4-12

English Standard Version

⁴ And the herald ^(A)proclaimed aloud, “You are commanded, O ^(B)peoples, nations, and languages, ⁵ that when you hear the ^(C)sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, bagpipe, and every kind of music, you ^(D)are to fall down and worship the golden image that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up. ⁶ And whoever does not fall down and worship shall immediately ^(E)be cast into a burning fiery furnace.” ⁷ Therefore, as soon as all the peoples heard the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, bagpipe, and every kind of music, all ^(F)the peoples, nations, and languages fell down and worshiped the golden image that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.

The Fiery Furnace

⁸ Therefore at that time certain ^(G)Chaldeans ^(H)came forward and maliciously accused the Jews. ⁹ They declared^[a] to King Nebuchadnezzar, “O king, live forever! ¹⁰ You, O king, ^(I)have made a decree, that every man who ^(J)hears the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, bagpipe, and every kind of music, ^(K)shall fall down and worship the golden image. ¹¹ And whoever does not fall down and worship ^(L)shall be cast into a burning fiery furnace. ¹² There are certain Jews whom you have ^(M)appointed over the affairs of ^(N)the province of Babylon: ^(O)Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. These men, O king, ^(P)pay no attention to you; they do not serve your gods or worship the golden image that you have set up.”