Daniel 3:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Daniel 3:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Daniel 3:3 is a verse from the book of Daniel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Then the princes, the governors, and captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the ru..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Daniel 3:3 — KJV
“Then the princes, the governors, and captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, were gathered together unto the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.”
— Daniel 3:3 (KJV)
Daniel 3:3 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 3:3
“And hath extended mercy unto me before the king, and his counsellors, and before all the king's mighty princes. And I was strengthened as the hand of the LORD my God was upon me, and I gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me.”
Shares key themes with Daniel 3:3: then, princes, counsellors
“And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king's counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was an hair of their head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them.”
Shares key themes with Daniel 3:3: princes, governors, captains
“All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions. decree: or, interdict”
Shares key themes with Daniel 3:3: princes, governors, captains
“Then the chief of the fathers and princes of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the rulers of the king's work, offered willingly,”
Shares key themes with Daniel 3:3: then, princes, captains
“Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place. place: Heb. standing”
Shares key themes with Daniel 3:3: then, rulers, gathered
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