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.'


In Context

15 Now, lo, ye are ready, so that at the time that ye hear the voice of the cornet, the flute, the harp, the sackbut, the psaltery, and the symphony, and all kinds of music, ye fall down and do obeisance to the image that I have made! — and lo, ye do no obeisance — in that hour ye are cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; who is that God who doth deliver you out of my hands?'

16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego have answered, yea, they are saying to the king Nebuchadnezzar, 'We have no need concerning this matter to answer thee.

17 Lo, it is; our God whom we are serving, is able to deliver us from a burning fiery furnace; and from thy hand, O king, He doth deliver.

18 And 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.'

19 Then Nebuchadnezzar hath been full of fury, and the expression of his face hath been changed concerning Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego; he answered and said to heat the furnace seven times above that which it is seen to be heated;

20 and to certain mighty men who are in his force he hath said to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, to cast into the burning fiery furnace.

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 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.