Daniel 3:16 BSB — MannaFest

Daniel 3:16

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer thee in this matter.

KJV

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter.

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Commentary

2 voices

Jerome

Commentary on Daniel (420)

Verse 16. "King Nebuchadnezzar, we ought not to render thee answer concerning this matter." In the Hebrew original there is no vocative "King" as there is in the Septuagint, lest they should seem to address the ungodly man with servile flattery or to term him a king who was trying to force them to wickedness.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Note, Those that would avoid sin must not parley with temptation. When that which we are allured or affrighted to is manifestly evil the motion is rather to be rejected with indignation and abhorrence than reasoned with; stand not to pause about it, but say, as Christ has taught us, Get thee behind me, Satan.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
עֲנ֗וֹ	a.No	they replied	H6032 →
שַׁדְרַ֤ךְ	shad.Rakh	Shadrach	H7715 →
מֵישַׁךְ֙	mei.shaKh	Meshach	H4336 →
וַעֲבֵ֣ד	va.'a.Ved	and Abed-	H5665 →
נְג֔וֹ	ne.Go	-nego	H5665 →
וְאָמְרִ֖ין	ve.'a.me.Rin	and [they were] saying	H560 →
לְמַלְכָּ֑א	le.mal.Ka'	to king the	H4430 →
נְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֔ר	ne.vu.khad.ne.Tzar	Nebuchadnezzar	H5020 →
לָֽא־	la'-	not	H3809 →
חַשְׁחִ֨ין	chash.Chin	[are] needing	H2818 →
אֲנַ֧חְנָה	'a.Nach.nah	we	H586 →
עַל־	'al-	concerning	H5922 →
דְּנָ֛ה	de.Nah	this	H1836 →
פִּתְגָ֖ם	pit.Gam	affair	H6600 →
לַהֲתָבוּתָֽךְ׃	la.ha.ta.vu.Takh	to send back to you	H8421 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Daniel 1:7
The chief official gave them new names: To Daniel he gave the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego.
leads to
- Daniel 2:49
  And at Daniel’s request, the king appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to manage the province of Babylon, while Daniel remained in the king’s court.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Daniel 5:12
  did this because Daniel, the one he named Belteshazzar, was found to have an extraordinary spirit, as well as knowledge, understanding, and the ability to interpret dreams, explain riddles, and solve difficult problems. Summon…
- Daniel 4:8
  But at last, into my presence came Daniel (whose name is Belteshazzar after the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods). And I told him the dream:
- 2 Kings 24:17
  Then the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s uncle, king in his place and changed his name to Zedekiah.
- Daniel 1:3
  Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, the chief of his court officials, to bring in some Israelites from the royal family and the nobility—
Through
Daniel 3:12
But there are some Jews you have appointed to manage the province of Babylon—Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego—who have ignored you, O king, and have refused to serve your gods or worship the golden statue…
leads to
- Daniel 6:13
  Then they told the king, “Daniel, one of the exiles from Judah, shows no regard for you, O king, or for the decree that you have signed. He still makes his petition three times…
- Acts 17:7
  and Jason has welcomed them into his home. They are all defying Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king, named Jesus!”
- Proverbs 27:4
  Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?