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Daniel · read by John Meekin
24 verses, in order. Only the verses John read aloud are shown.
Daniel 1
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In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it.Read from KJV · Overview of the Return from Babylon
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And the Lord delivered into his hand Jehoiakim king of Judah, along with some of the articles from the house of God. He carried these off to the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, where he put them in the treasury of his god.Read from KJV · Overview of the Return from Babylon
Daniel 3
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King Nebuchadnezzar made a golden statue sixty cubits high and six cubits wide, and he set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon.Read from KJV · The 4th Man in the Fire
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Then King Nebuchadnezzar sent word to assemble the satraps, prefects, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates, and all the other officials of the provinces to attend the dedication of the statue he had set up.Read from KJV · The 4th Man in the Fire
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So the satraps, prefects, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates, and all the rulers of the provinces assembled for the dedication of the statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up, and they stood before it.Read from KJV · The 4th Man in the Fire
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Then the herald loudly proclaimed, "O people of every nation and language, this is what you are commanded:Read from NKJV · The 4th Man in the Fire
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As soon as you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, you must fall down and worship the golden statue that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up.Read from KJV · The 4th Man in the Fire
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And whoever does not fall down and worship will immediately be thrown into the blazing fiery furnace."Read from KJV · The 4th Man in the Fire
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Therefore, as soon as all the people heard the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, and all kinds of music, the people of every nation and language would fall down and worship the golden statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.Read from KJV · The 4th Man in the Fire
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At this time some astrologers came forward and maliciously accused the Jews,Read from KJV · The 4th Man in the Fire
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But there are some Jews you have appointed to manage the province of Babylon—Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego—who have ignored you, O king, and have refused to serve your gods or worship the golden statue you have set up."Read from KJV · The 4th Man in the Fire
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Then Nebuchadnezzar, furious with rage, summoned Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. So these men were brought before the king,Read from KJV · The 4th Man in the Fire
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and Nebuchadnezzar said to them, "Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, is it true that you do not serve my gods or worship the golden statue I have set up?Read from KJV · The 4th Man in the Fire
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If the God whom we serve exists, then He is able to deliver us from the blazing fiery furnace and from your hand, O king.Read from KJV · The 4th Man in the Fire
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But even if He does not, let it be known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden statue you have set up."Read from KJV · The 4th Man in the Fire
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At this, Nebuchadnezzar was filled with rage, and the expression on his face changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He gave orders to heat the furnace seven times hotter than usual,Read from KJV · The 4th Man in the Fire
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So they were tied up, wearing robes, trousers, turbans, and other clothes, and they were thrown into the blazing fiery furnace.Read from KJV · The 4th Man in the Fire
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The king's command was so urgent and the furnace so hot that the fiery flames killed the men who carried up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.Read from KJV · The 4th Man in the Fire
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Suddenly King Nebuchadnezzar jumped up in amazement and asked his advisers, "Did we not throw three men, firmly bound, into the fire?" "Certainly, O king," they replied.Read from KJV · The 4th Man in the Fire
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"Look!" he exclaimed. "I see four men, unbound and unharmed, walking around in the fire—and the fourth looks like a son of the gods!"Read from KJV · The 4th Man in the Fire
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Nebuchadnezzar declared, "Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent His angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him. They violated the king's command and risked their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.Read from KJV · The 4th Man in the Fire
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Therefore I decree that the people of any nation or language who say anything offensive against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego will be cut into pieces and their houses reduced to rubble. For there is no other god who can deliver in this way."Read from KJV · The 4th Man in the Fire
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Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the province of Babylon.Read from ESV · The 4th Man in the Fire
Daniel 5
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That very night Belshazzar king of the Chaldeans was slain,Read from KJV · Ezra chapters 1-6 (part 1)