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Daniel 3:30

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Daniel 3:30 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego in the province of Babylon.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego in the province of Babylon.
Daniel 3:30 — American Standard Version

Context — Daniel 3

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
27And the satraps, the deputies, and the governors, and the king`s counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, that the fire had no power upon their bodies, nor was the hair of their head singed, neither were their hosen changed, nor had the smell of fire passed on them.
28Nebuchadnezzar spake and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king`s word, and have yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.
29Therefore I make a decree, that every people, nation, and language, which speak anything amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill; because there is no other god that is able to deliver after this sort.
30Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego in the province of Babylon.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, in the province of Babylon, etc.] He restored them to their places of trust and profit, and increased their honours: or, “made them to prosper”, as the wordf142 signifies; they flourished in his court, and became very great and famous. The Septuagint and Arabic versions add, “and he counted them worthy to preside over all the Jews that were in his kingdom.””
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Then the king promoted Shadrach ... - Margin, “made to prosper.” The Chaldee means no more than “made to prosper.” Whether he restored them to their former places, or to higher honors, does not appear. There would be, however, nothing inconsistent with his usual course in supposing that he raised them to more exalted stations. In the province of Babylon - See the notes at Daniel 2:49. The Greek and the Arabic add here, “And he counted them worthy to preside over all the Jews that were in his kingdom.” But nothing of this is found in the Chaldee, and it is not known by whom this addition was made. In the Vulgate and the Greek versions, and in some of the critical editions of the Hebrew…”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“3:30 promoted: A related word is used in Gen 39:2. The men were rewarded for their righteousness and their faithfulness to the Lord.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“the king: Sa1 2:30; Psa 91:14; Joh 12:26; Rom 8:31 promoted: Chal, made to prosper, Psa 1:3 Next: Daniel Chapter 4”
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