Daniel 3:9

9 dixeruntque Nabuchodonosor regi: Rex in aeternum vive:

Daniel 3:9 Meaning and Commentary

Daniel 3:9

They spake and said to Nebuchadnezzar
Having got access unto him, and within his hearing, they expressed themselves in the following manner: O king, live for ever;
this they said to show their fidelity and hearty attachment to him, and their regard to his welfare, and the continuance of his life; and the rather to ingratiate themselves into his affections, and gain audience of him; (See Gill on Daniel 2:4).

Daniel 3:9 In-Context

7 Post haec igitur statim ut audierunt omnes populi sonitum tubae, fistulae, et citharae, sambucae, et psalterii, et symphoniae, et omnis generis musicorum: cadentes omnes populi, tribus, et linguae adoraverunt statuam auream, quam constituerat Nabuchodonosor rex.

8 Statimque in ipso tempore accedentes viri Chaldaei accusaverunt Iudaeos:

9 dixeruntque Nabuchodonosor regi: Rex in aeternum vive:

10 tu rex posuisti decretum, ut omnis homo, qui audierit sonitum tubae, fistulae, et citharae, sambucae, et psalterii, et symphoniae, et universi generis musicorum, prosternat se, et adoret statuam auream:

11 si quis autem non procidens adoraverit, mittatur in fornacem ignis ardentis.