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Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonished, and rose up in haste: he spoke and said to his counselors, Didn`t we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered the king, True, O king.
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An Undeniable Miracle
Commentators explain that Nebuchadnezzar's question, "Did not we cast three men bound...?" was not due to a faulty memory. Instead, it was a rhetorical move to establish the facts with his own counselors. By making them confirm the "before" picture (three men, bound), God ensured that the miracle they were now witnessing (four men, unbound) was undeniable.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Then, Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied - The word “astonied,” which occurs several times in our translation ([Reference Ezra 9:…
19th Century
Anglican
Was astonied.— He had been watching the proceedings from a distance through the “mouth” (Daniel 3:26), which …
16th Century
Protestant
Here Daniel relates how God’s power was revealed to the profane—to both the king and his courtiers, who had conspired for the death of these holy m…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then Nebuchadnezzar was astonished, at the burning of those that cast the three men into the furnace, as Jacchiades; or h…
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…
