Daniel 3:7
in Daniel 3Therefore, as soon as all the people heard the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, and all kinds of music, the people of every nation and language would fall down and worship the golden statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Therefore at that time, when all the peoples heard the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of music, all the peoples, the nations, and the languages, fell down and worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
KJV
Therefore at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of musick, all the people, the nations, and the languages, fell down and worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
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This verse in Daniel 3
Commentary
6 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
All the people, the nations, and the languages fell down ... - All excepting the Jews. An express exception is made in regard to them in the following verses, and it does not appear that any of them were present on this occasion. It would seem that only the “officers” had been summoned to be present, and it is not improbable that all the rest of the Jewish nation absented themselves.
This site's exposition
an image of gold
on Daniel 3:1-7
The image of gold stands sixty cubits by six on the plain of Dura, and the commentators set it beside chapter 2: the king who was told his golden head would pass has built a figure gold from head to foot, dream defied in metal. The state liturgy is drawn in full, the officials listed twice, the six instruments named and renamed, worship at the sound of music on pain of the furnace, and the repetitions are the satire, as the bench reads the chapter's style: idolatry as bureaucracy, faith commanded by orchestra. All the people fell down; the chapter's whole question is who did not.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
Verse 7. "After these things the people, therefore, as soon as they heard the sound of the trumpet and pipe..." We are to take this statement in the same sense as above, so that we understand that all the peoples were represented by their leaders. For of course it was impossible for all the nations to attend at one time.
And so then, while all the men were coming together for the event and while the musical instruments rang out together, at that moment the peoples, tribes, and tongues, fell down and worshipped the image, some of them only because they feared the king, but all became idolaters, and they heeded the word which was prescribed by the king.
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Therefore at that time,....
And no marvel when it was proclaimed, That whosoever would not worship this golden image should be immediately thrown into the midst of a burning fiery furnace, ready prepared for that purpose,
The words behind it
31 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כָּל־ | kol- | as to | ||
| קֳבֵ֣ל | kovel | because | H6903 → | 29 times |
| דְּנָ֡ה | denah | this | H1836 → | 58 times |
| בֵּהּ־ | beh- | at it | ||
| זִמְנָ֡א | zimna' | time the | H2166 → | 11 times |
| כְּדִ֣י | kedi | as that | H1768 → | 345 times |
| שָֽׁמְעִ֣ין | shamein | [were] hearing | H8086 → | 9 times |
| כָּֽל־ | kal- | all | H3606 → | 82 times |
| עַמְמַיָּ֡א | ʾamaiya' | peoples the | H5972 → | 15 times |
| קָ֣ל | kal | [the] sound of | H7032 → | 7 times |
| קַרְנָא֩ | karna' | horn the | H7162 → | 14 times |
| מַשְׁר֨וֹקִיתָ֜א | mashrokita' | flute the | H4953 → | 4 times |
| קַתְר֤וֹס | kitaros | zither | H7030 → | 4 times |
| שַׂבְּכָא֙ | sabekha' | trigon | H5443 → | 4 times |
| פְּסַנְטֵרִ֔ין | pesanterin | harp | H6460 → | 4 times |
| וְכֹ֖ל | vekhol | and all | H3606 → | 82 times |
| זְנֵ֣י | zenei | <the> kinds of | H2178 → | 4 times |
| זְמָרָ֑א | zemara' | <the> music | H2170 → | 4 times |
| נָֽפְלִ֨ין | nafelin | [were] falling down | H5308 → | 11 times |
| כָּֽל־ | kal- | all | H3606 → | 82 times |
| עַֽמְמַיָּ֜א | ʾamaiya' | peoples the | H5972 → | 15 times |
| אֻמַיָּ֣א | ʾumaiya' | nations the | H524 → | 8 times |
| וְלִשָּׁנַיָּ֗א | velishanaiya' | and languages the | H3961 → | 7 times |
| סָֽגְדִין֙ | sagedin | [they were] paying homage | H5457 → | 12 times |
| לְצֶ֣לֶם | letzelem | to [the] image of | H6755 → | 17 times |
| דַּהֲבָ֔א | dahava' | <the> gold | H1722 → | 23 times |
| דִּ֥י | di | which | H1768 → | 345 times |
| הֲקֵ֖ים | hakeim | he had set up | H6966 → | 35 times |
| נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֥ר | nevukhadnetzar | Nebuchadnezzar | H5020 → | 31 times |
| מַלְכָּֽא׃ | malka' | king the | H4430 → | 180 times |
| וְסוּפֹּ֣נְיָ֔ה | vesiponeyah | and pipe | H5481 → | 4 times |
כָּל־as to
kol-
קֳבֵ֣לbecause
kovelH6903 →29 times
דְּנָ֡הthis
denahH1836 →58 times
בֵּהּ־at it
beh-
זִמְנָ֡אtime the
zimna'H2166 →11 times
כְּדִ֣יas that
kediH1768 →345 times
שָֽׁמְעִ֣ין[were] hearing
shameinH8086 →9 times
כָּֽל־all
kal-H3606 →82 times
עַמְמַיָּ֡אpeoples the
ʾamaiya'H5972 →15 times
קָ֣ל[the] sound of
kalH7032 →7 times
קַרְנָא֩horn the
karna'H7162 →14 times
מַשְׁר֨וֹקִיתָ֜אflute the
mashrokita'H4953 →4 times
קַתְר֤וֹסzither
kitarosH7030 →4 times
שַׂבְּכָא֙trigon
sabekha'H5443 →4 times
פְּסַנְטֵרִ֔יןharp
pesanterinH6460 →4 times
וְכֹ֖לand all
vekholH3606 →82 times
זְנֵ֣י<the> kinds of
zeneiH2178 →4 times
זְמָרָ֑א<the> music
zemara'H2170 →4 times
נָֽפְלִ֨ין[were] falling down
nafelinH5308 →11 times
כָּֽל־all
kal-H3606 →82 times
עַֽמְמַיָּ֜אpeoples the
ʾamaiya'H5972 →15 times
אֻמַיָּ֣אnations the
ʾumaiya'H524 →8 times
וְלִשָּׁנַיָּ֗אand languages the
velishanaiya'H3961 →7 times
סָֽגְדִין֙[they were] paying homage
sagedinH5457 →12 times
לְצֶ֣לֶםto [the] image of
letzelemH6755 →17 times
דַּהֲבָ֔א<the> gold
dahava'H1722 →23 times
דִּ֥יwhich
diH1768 →345 times
הֲקֵ֖יםhe had set up
hakeimH6966 →35 times
נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֥רNebuchadnezzar
nevukhadnetzarH5020 →31 times
מַלְכָּֽא׃king the
malka'H4430 →180 times
וְסוּפֹּ֣נְיָ֔הand pipe
vesiponeyahH5481 →4 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 John 5:19We know that we are of God, and that the whole world is under the power of the evil one.
it leads to
- 2 Corinthians 4:4
The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
- Revelation 12:9
And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Ephesians 2:2
in which you used to walk when you conformed to the ways of this world and of the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit who is now at work in the…
- 1 John 4:4–6
You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.
- Galatians 1:4
who gave Himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,
- 2 Corinthians 4:4
Through
Revelation 19:20But the beast was captured along with the false prophet, who on its behalf had performed signs deceiving those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. Both the beast and…
it leads to
- Revelation 20:10
And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, into which the beast and the false prophet had already been thrown. There they will be tormented day…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Revelation 20:10
Through
Revelation 12:9And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.
it leads to
- Luke 10:18
So He told them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
- John 12:31
Now judgment is upon this world; now the prince of this world will be cast out.
- Luke 10:18
Where this verse is studied
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About Daniel

This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Carl Friedrich Keil, Biblical Commentary on the Book of Daniel; Hippolytus of Rome, Commentary on Daniel 2.15.5; Jerome, St. Jerome, Commentary on Daniel, CHAPTER THREE; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
