Daniel 3:15

“Now if ye be ready that at what time ye shall hear, etc.] The meaning is, that if they were disposed in mind, which the king was very desirous they should, both for his own honour, and for their safety, for whom he had a regard; and were willing to comply with his orders, and readily yield obedience to his will, and worship his idol; the following would be a signal to them, and all would be well with them: or it may be rendered, “when now ye shall be, that at what time ye shall hear”f136; for the word signifies future, as well as “ready”, and is by some so translated; and the sense is, when it shall be, or for the future, that they should hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut,…”

“who is that God--so Sennacherib's taunt (Kg2 18:35), and Pharaoh's (Exo 5:2).”

“Now, if ye be ready, that at what time ... - At the very time; on the very instant. It would seem probable from this that the ceremonies of the consecration of the image were prolonged for a considerable period, so that there was still an opportunity for them to unite in the service if they would. The supposition that such services would be continued through several days is altogether probable, and accords with what was usual on festival occasions. It is remarkable that the king was willing to give them another trial, to see whether they were disposed or not to worship the golden image. To this he might have been led by the apprehension that they had not understood the order, or that they…”

“3:15 I will give you one more chance: The three men’s earlier relationship to the king may have helped them get a second chance.”

“ye hear: Dan 3:10 harp: Kaithros in Arabic kitharat, Greek κιθαρα, the guitar. sackbut: Sabbecha σαμβυκη, sambuke, a kind of harp. psaltery: Pesanter, ψαλτηριον, a stringed instrument struck with a plectrum; probably similar to what is called a psalterium in Egypt, which Hasselquist describes as a large oblique triangle, with two bottoms two inches from each other, and about twenty catguts of different sizes. dulcimer: Soomphanya probably the same as the Talmudic סמפון \[Strong's H5481\], a pipe. ye fall: Luk 4:7, Luk 4:8 well: Dan 3:17; Exo 32:32; Luk 13:9 and who: Dan 3:28, Dan 3:29, Dan 6:16, Dan 6:20; Exo 5:2; Kg2 18:35; Ch2 32:15-17; Isa 36:20, Isa 37:23; Mat 27:43 we are: Mat 10:19;…”