Daniel 3:22 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Therefore because the king’s commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego.”
Daniel 3:22 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Daniel 3:22 in 6 Bible Translations
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Daniel 3:22 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Therefore because the king’s commandment was urgent and the furnace exceedingly hot, the flame of the fire killed those men who took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.”
Daniel 3:22 — World English Bible
Daniel 3:22 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Therefore because the king’s commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. ”
Daniel 3:22 — American Standard Version
Daniel 3:22 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Therefore, because that the word of the king is urgent, and the furnace heated exceedingly, those men who have taken up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego--killed them hath the spark of the fire.”
Daniel 3:22 — Young's Literal Translation
Daniel 3:22 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Forasmuch as the king's commandment was rigorous, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the fire slew those men that had taken up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. ”
Daniel 3:22 — Darby Translation
Daniel 3:22 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Therefore, because the Kings commandement was straite, that the fornace should be exceeding hote, the flame of the fire slew those men that brought foorth Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego.”
Daniel 3:22 — Geneva Bible
Daniel 3:22 in Context — Daniel 3
20 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.
21 Then these men were bound in their coats, their hosen, and their hats, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
22 Therefore because the king’s commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego.
23 And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
24 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste, and spake, and said unto his counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king.
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What Does Daniel 3:22 Mean?
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