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Nebuchadnezzar answered and said unto them, Is it of purpose, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, that ye serve not my god, nor worship the golden image which I have set up?

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Nebuchadnezzar spoke and said to them, Is it true The margin says, “of purpose;” that is, have you done this intentionally? Wintl…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Is it true? —Literally, Is it by design or with set purpose that you have done this?

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

This narrative clearly assures us how kings consult only their own grandeur by a show of piety when they claim the place of their deities. For it s…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Nebuchadnezzar spoke and said to them, is it true
What I have heard of you, what you are charged with and accused of…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

True devotion calms the spirit, quieting and softening it, but superstition and devotion to false gods inflame men's passions. The matter is put co…

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