27:003:001 Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of
gold, whose height
was
threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits:
he
set
it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon.
27:003:002 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather
together the
princes,
the governors, and the captains, the judges, the
treasurers,
the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers
of
the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image
which
Nebuchadnezzar
the king had set up.
27:003:003 Then the princes, the governors, and captains,
the judges, the
treasurers,
the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers
of
the provinces, were gathered together unto the dedication
of
the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up;
and they
stood
before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
27:003:004 Then an herald cried aloud, To you it is
commanded, O people,
nations,
and languages,
27:003:005 That at what time ye hear the sound of
the cornet, flute,
harp,
sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick,
ye
fall
down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar
the
king
hath set up:
27:003:006 And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth
shall the same hour
be
cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.
27:003:007 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.
27:003:008 Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans
came near, and
accused
the Jews.
27:003:009 They spake and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar,
O king, live
for
ever.
27:003:010 Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that
every man that shall
hear
the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery,
and
dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, shall fall down
and
worship
the golden image:
27:003:011 And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth,
that he should be
cast
into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.
27:003:012 There are certain Jews whom thou hast set
over the affairs of
the
province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego;
these
men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve
not thy
gods,
nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
27:003:013 Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury
commanded to bring
Shadrach,
Meshach, and Abednego. Then they brought these
men
before
the king.


