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.


In Context

15 Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; [well:] but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?

16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed- nego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter.

17 If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king.

18 But 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.

19 Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated.

20 And he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.

Daniel 3:18 in Other Translations

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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:18But 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.

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.'