Daniel 3:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Daniel 3:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Daniel 3:16 is a verse from the book of Daniel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in t..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Daniel 3:16 — KJV
“Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter.”
— Daniel 3:16 (KJV)
Daniel 3:16 in Context — About the Book of Daniel
Daniel proves you can serve God at full integrity inside a hostile empire. Lions' den, fiery furnace, interpreted dreams, and twenty-one-day prayer battles — Daniel and his friends out-pray and out-live every decree against them, while visions unveil God's rule over all kingdoms and centuries.
Cross-References for Daniel 3:16
“Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Then they brought these men before the king.”
Shares key themes with Daniel 3:16: shadrach, meshach, abednego
“Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.”
Shares key themes with Daniel 3:16: shadrach, meshach, abednego
“And all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, Because the king is near of kin to us: wherefore then be ye angry for this matter? have we eaten at all of the king's cost? or hath he given us any gift?”
Shares key themes with Daniel 3:16: answered, king, answer
“And he said unto him, Say now unto her, Behold, thou hast been careful for us with all this care; what is to be done for thee? wouldest thou be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the host? And she answered, I dwell among mine own people.”
Shares key themes with Daniel 3:16: answered, king, careful
“The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king's matter: therefore there is no king, lord, nor ruler, that asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean.”
Shares key themes with Daniel 3:16: answered, king, answer
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