Daniel 3:3

3 They all came for the dedication, all the important people, and took their places before the statue that Nebuchadnezzar had erected.

Daniel 3:3 Meaning and Commentary

Daniel 3:3

Then the princes, the governors, and captains
And all the rest of the officers before mentioned, having received their orders from the king, in obedience to them, were gathered together unto the dedication of the image Nebuchadnezzar
the king had set up;
at great expense, and with much fatigue and trouble, they came from all parts to attend this great solemnity: and they stood before the image Nebuchadnezzar had set up;
they stood and looked at it, and viewed its several parts; they stood and beheld it with wonder, its richness and largeness; they stood and attended to all the rites and ceremonies of the dedication of it; they stood and were ready to fall down and worship it, when the word of command was given; so obsequious were they to the king's will.

Daniel 3:3 In-Context

1 King Nebuchadnezzar built a gold statue, ninety feet high and nine feet thick. He set it up on the Dura plain in the province of Babylon.

2 He then ordered all the important leaders in the province, everybody who was anybody, to the dedication ceremony of the statue.

3 They all came for the dedication, all the important people, and took their places before the statue that Nebuchadnezzar had erected.

4 A herald then proclaimed in a loud voice: "Attention, everyone! Every race, color, and creed, listen!

5 When you hear the band strike up - all the trumpets and trombones, the tubas and baritones, the drums and cymbals - fall to your knees and worship the gold statue that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up.