^{8 Ref} At that time certain Chaldaeans came near and made a statement against the Jews.

^{9 Ref} They made answer and said to Nebuchadnezzar the king, O King, have life for ever.

^{10 Ref} You, O King, have given an order that every man, when the sound of the horn, pipe, harp, trigon, psaltery, bagpipe, and all sorts of instruments, comes to his ears, is to go down on his face in worship before the image of gold:

¹¹ And anyone not falling down and worshipping is to be put into a burning and flaming fire.

^{12 Ref} There are certain Jews whom you have put over the business of the land of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego; these men have not given attention to you, O King: they are not servants of your gods or worshippers of the gold image which you have put up.