Daniel 3:20 BSB — MannaFest

Daniel 3:20

and he commanded some mighty men of valor in his army to tie up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and throw them into the blazing fiery furnace.

BSB

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ASV

And he commanded certain mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.

KJV

And he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.

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Commentary

2 voices

Jerome

St. Jerome, Commentary on Daniel, CHAPTER THREE (420)

Verse 20. "And he gave orders that the furnace be fired to sevenfold intensity beyond its usual temperature, and he commanded the strongest men in his army to bind the legs of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego and cast them into the furnace of flaming fire." Just as if the usual fire without multiplied intensity could not have consumed the youths' bodies! But a fury and rage which borders on madness can observe no bounds. Also he wished by the threat of intensified punishment to terrify those who seemed prepared for death.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

They were bound, that they might not struggle, or make any resistance, were bound in their clothes, for haste, or that they might be consumed the more slowly and gradually. But God's providence ordered it for the increase of the miracle, in that their clothes were not so much as singed.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וּלְגֻבְרִ֤ין	u.le.guv.Rin	and to men	H1400 →
גִּבָּֽרֵי־	gi.ba.rei-	mighty men of	H1401 →
חַ֙יִל֙	cha.yil	power	H2429 →
דִּ֣י	di	who	H1768 →
בְחַיְלֵ֔הּ	ve.chay.Leh	[were] in army his	H2429 →
אֲמַר֙	'a.Mar	he said	H560 →
לְכַפָּתָ֔ה	le.kha.pa.Tah	to bind	H3729 →
לְשַׁדְרַ֥ךְ	le.shad.Rakh	<obj.> Shadrach	H7715 →
מֵישַׁ֖ךְ	mei.Shakh	Meshach	H4336 →
וַעֲבֵ֣ד	va.'a.Ved	and Abed-	H5665 →
נְג֑וֹ	ne.Go	-nego	H5665 →
לְמִרְמֵ֕א	le.mir.Me'	to throw	H7412 →
לְאַתּ֥וּן	le.'a.Tun	to [the] furnace of	H861 →
נוּרָ֖א	nu.Ra'	fire the	H5135 →
יָקִֽדְתָּֽא׃	ya.Kid.Ta'	<the> burning	H3345 →

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
Acts 16:25
About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.
leads to
- 1 Thessalonians 5:16–18
  Rejoice at all times.
- Psalms 119:62
  At midnight I rise to give You thanks for Your righteous judgments.
- James 1:2
  Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,
- 1 Peter 1:6–8
  In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials
- Romans 5:3
  Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
Through
Daniel 3:15
Now, if you are ready, as soon as you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, you must fall down and worship the statue I…
leads to
- Acts 5:29
  But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.
- Exodus 5:2
  But Pharaoh replied, “Who is the LORD that I should obey His voice and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, and I will not let Israel go.”
Through
Acts 16:23
And after striking them with many blows, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to guard them securely.
leads to
- Revelation 2:10
  Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful…