Then the satraps, the deputies, and the governors, the judges, the treasurers, the counselors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, were gathered together to the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
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And they stood before the image - In the presence of the image. They were drawn up, doubtless, so as, at the same time, to have the…

Let us add the context as the subject is continued.

Then the princes, the governors, and captains
And all the rest of the officers before mentioned, having received the…

The height of the image, about thirty yards, probably included a pedestal, and it was most likely covered only with plates of gold, not made of a s…
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