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Then Nebuchadnez '
zar in furious rage commanded that Shadrach ,
Meshach ,
and Abed '
nego be brought .
Then they brought these men before the king .
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Nebuchadnez '
zar said to them , "
Is it true ,
O Shadrach ,
Meshach ,
and Abed '
nego ,
that you do not serve my gods or worship the golden image which I have set up ?
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Now if you are ready when you hear the sound of the horn ,
pipe ,
lyre ,
trigon ,
harp ,
bagpipe ,
and every kind of music ,
to fall down and worship the image which I have made ,
well and good ;
but if you do not worship ,
you shall immediately be cast into a burning fiery furnace ;
and who is the god that will deliver you out of my hands ?"
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Shadrach ,
Meshach ,
and Abed '
nego answered the king , "
O Nebuchadnez '
zar ,
we have no need to answer you in this matter .
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If it be so ,
our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace ;
and he will deliver us out of your hand ,
O king .
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But if not ,
be it known to you ,
O king ,
that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden image which you have set up ."
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Then Nebuchadnez '
zar was full of fury ,
and the expression of his face was changed against Shadrach ,
Meshach ,
and Abed '
nego .
He ordered the furnace heated seven times more than it was wont to be heated .
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And he ordered certain mighty men of his army to bind Shadrach ,
Meshach ,
and Abed '
nego ,
and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace .
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Then these men were bound in their mantles ,
their tunics ,
their hats ,
and their other garments ,
and they were cast into the burning fiery furnace .
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Because the king '
s order was strict and the furnace very hot ,
the flame of the fire slew those men who took up Shadrach ,
Meshach ,
and Abed '
nego .
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And these three men ,
Shadrach ,
Meshach ,
and Abed '
nego ,
fell bound into the burning fiery furnace .
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Then King Nebuchadnez '
zar was astonished and rose up in haste .
He said to his counselors , "
Did we not cast three men bound into the fire ?"
They answered the king , "
True ,
O king ."
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He answered , "
But I see four men loose ,
walking in the midst of the fire ,
and they are not hurt ;
and the appearance of the fourth is like a son of the gods ."