18But if he will not, be it known to thee, O king, that we will not worship thy gods, nor adore the golden statue which thou hast set up.


In Context

15 Now therefore if you be ready at what hour soever you shall hear the sound of the trumpet, flute, harp, sackbut, and psaltery, and symphony, and of all kind of music, prostrate yourselves, and adore the statue which I have made: but if you do not adore, you shall be cast the same hour into the furnace of burning fire: and who is the God that shall deliver you out of my hand?

16 Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago answered and said to king Nabuchodonosor: We have no occasion to answer thee concerning this matter.

17 For behold our God, whom we worship, is able to save us from the furnace of burning fire, and to deliver us out of thy hands, O king.

18 But if he will not, be it known to thee, O king, that we will not worship thy gods, nor adore the golden statue which thou hast set up.

19 Then was Nabuchodonosor filled with fury: and the countenance of his face was changed against Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago, and he commanded that the furnace should be heated seven times more than it had been accustomed to be heated.

20 And he commanded the strongest men that were in his army, to bind the feet of Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago, and to cast them into the furnace of burning fire.

Daniel 3:18 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:18But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

3:18But even if he does not, we want you to know, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up."

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:18But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:18But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image that thou hast set up.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:18But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:18But if not, be it known to thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:18But if not, be it known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods, nor worship the golden image which you have set up.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:18But if not, be it known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods, nor worship the golden image which you have set up.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:18And lo — not! be it known to thee, O king, that thy gods we are not serving, and to the golden image thou hast raised up we do no obeisance.'