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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.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Therefore, because the king’s commandment was urgent—Margin, as in Chaldee, “word.” The meaning is that the king would admit of no delay; …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Urgent.—The same word is translated hasty (Daniel 2:15). The king’s command had been uttered while he was in …

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Here Daniel relates the miracle by which God liberated his servants. He has two parts: first, these three holy men walked untouched in the midst of…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And therefore, because the king's commandment was urgent, or was ordered to be obeyed in haste, and with expedition and d…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Let Nebuchadnezzar heat his furnace as hot as he can; a few minutes will finish the torment of those cast into it, but hellfire tortures and yet do…

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