^{3 Ref} Then the satraps, the deputies, and the governors, the judges, the treasurers, the counselors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, were gathered together to the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.

^{4 Ref} Then the herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, peoples, nations, and languages,

^{5 Ref} that whenever you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and all kinds of music, you fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king has set up;

^{6 Ref} and whoever doesn't fall down and worships shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.