Daniel 3:24

“Then Nebuchadnezzar was astonished, At the burning of those that cast the three men into the furnace, as Jacchiades; or he might be seized with a panic, and his spirits filled with fear and dread, the wordf140 is by some said to signify, and this from the immediate hand of God: and rose up in haste; from the place where he was, and went to the mouth of the furnace, to see what was become of those that were cast into it: and spake and said unto his counsellors; who had advised him to do what he had done, out of envy and ill will to these Jews: did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? that is, was there not an order of council for it? and was it not done according to it?…”

“True, O king--God extorted this confession from His enemies' own mouths.”

“Then, Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied - The word “astonied,” which occurs several times in our translation Ezra 9:3; Job 17:8; Job 18:20; Ezekiel 4:17; Daniel 3:24; Daniel 4:19; Daniel 5:9, is but another form for “astonished,” and expresses wonder or amazement. The reasons of the wonder here were that the men who were bound when cast into the furnace were seen alive, and walking unbound; that to them a fourth person was added, walking with them; and that the fourth had the appearance of a Divine personage. It would seem from this, that the furnace was so made that one could conveniently see into it, and also that the king remained near to it to witness the result of the execution of…”

“astonied: Dan 5:6; Act 5:23-25, Act 9:6, Act 12:13 counsellors: or, governors, Dan 3:2, Dan 3:3 O king: Dan 3:9, Dan 3:10, Dan 3:17, Dan 4:22, Dan 4:27, Dan 5:18, Dan 6:7, Dan 6:22; Sa1 17:55; Act 26:13, Act 26:27 Daniel 3:25”