Daniël 3:8

8 Daarom naderden even ter zelfder tijd Chaldeeuwse mannen, die de Joden openlijk beschuldigden;

Daniël 3:8 Meaning and Commentary

Daniel 3:8

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.

Daniël 3:8 In-Context

6 En wie niet nedervalt en aanbidt, die zal te dierzelfder ure in het midden van den oven des brandenden vuurs geworpen worden.

7 Daarom te dier tijd, als al die volken hoorden het geluid des hoorns, der pijp, der citer, der vedel, der psalteren, en allerlei soorten der muziek, alle volken, natien, en tongen nedervallende, aanbaden het gouden beeld, hetwelk de koning Nebukadnezar had opgericht.

8 Daarom naderden even ter zelfder tijd Chaldeeuwse mannen, die de Joden openlijk beschuldigden;

9 Zij antwoordden en zeiden tot den koning Nebukadnezar: O koning! leef in der eeuwigheid!

10 Gij, o koning! hebt een bevel gegeven, dat alle mensen, die horen zouden het geluid des hoorns, der pijp, der citer, der vedel, der psalteren, en des akkoordgezangs, en allerlei soorten van muziek, nedervallen, en het gouden beeld aanbidden zouden;