Daniel 3:3
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| Overview - Daniel 3 | |
| 1 | Nebuchadnezzar dedicates a golden image in Dura. |
| 8 | Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego are accused for not worshipping the image. |
| 13 | They being threatened, make a good confession. |
| 19 | They are cast into the furnace, |
| 24 | from which God delivers them. |
| 28 | Nebuchadnezzar seeing the miracle blesses God, and advances them. |
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Daniel 3:3 (King James Version)
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.
- the princes
- {Achashdarpenaya,} rendered lieutenants in Esther 3:12 ,etc., probably {chief satraps or viceroys} from the Persian {achash} great, eminent, and {sitrab}, a satrap.
- Psalms 82:1-8 ; Acts 19:34 Acts 19:35 ; Romans 1:21-28 ; 3:11 1 Corinthians 1:24-26 ; Revelation 13:13-16
- Revelation 17:13 Revelation 17:17
- the governors
- {Signaya} in persian, {shagnah} deputies or lieutenants.* captains.
- {Pacawatha}, governors of provinces See Esther 3:13 .
- the judges
- {Adargazraya}, chief judges, or senators, from {adar}, great,
- and Chal {gezar}, to judge, decree.
- the treasurers
- {Gedavraya}, written {gizzavraya,} Ezra 7:21 ,treasurers, from the Persian {gunjvar}.
- the counsellors
- {Dethavraya,} counsellors, judges, from {dath} in Persian,
- {dad}, law, and {var}, possessor or guardian.* the sheriffs.
- {Tiphtaya} probably the same as the Arabic {Mufti} or head officer of law.