Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version King Nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold, sixty cubits high and six cubits wide, and set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon. New Living Translation King Nebuchadnezzar made a gold statue ninety feet tall and nine feet wide and set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon. English Standard Version King Nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold, whose height was sixty cubits and its breadth six cubits. He set it up on the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon. Berean Standard Bible King Nebuchadnezzar made a golden statue sixty cubits high and six cubits wide, and he set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon. King James Bible Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon. New King James Version Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was sixty cubits and its width six cubits. He set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon. New American Standard Bible Nebuchadnezzar the king made a statue of gold, the height of which was sixty cubits, and its width six cubits; he set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon. NASB 1995 Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, the height of which was sixty cubits and its width six cubits; he set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon. NASB 1977 Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, the height of which was sixty cubits and its width six cubits; he set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon. Legacy Standard Bible Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, the height of which was sixty cubits and its width six cubits; he set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon. Amplified Bible Nebuchadnezzar the king made a gold [-plated] image, whose height [including the pedestal] was sixty cubits (ninety feet) and its width six cubits (nine feet). He set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon. Christian Standard Bible King Nebuchadnezzar made a gold statue, ninety feet high and nine feet wide. He set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon. Holman Christian Standard Bible King Nebuchadnezzar made a gold statue, 90 feet high and nine feet wide. He set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon. American Standard Version Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Nebukadnetsar the King, made one image of gold, its height sixty cubits, and its width six cubits, and he stood it in the plain of Dura in the land of Babel Brenton Septuagint Translation In his eighteenth year Nabuchodonosor the king made a golden image, its height was sixty cubits, its breadth six cubits: and he set it up in the plain of Deira, in the province of Babylon. Contemporary English Version King Nebuchadnezzar ordered a gold statue to be built 27 meters high and nearly 3 meters wide. He had it set up in Dura Valley near the city of Babylon, Douay-Rheims Bible King Nabuchodonosor made a statue of gold, of sixty cubits high, and six cubits broad, and he set it up in the plain of Dura of the province of Babylon. English Revised Version Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon. GOD'S WORD® Translation King Nebuchadnezzar made a gold statue 90 feet high and 9 feet wide. He set it up in a recessed area in the wall in the province of Babylon. Good News Translation King Nebuchadnezzar had a gold statue made, ninety feet high and nine feet wide, and he had it set up in the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon. International Standard Version Some time later, king Nebuchadnezzar built a golden statue, making it 60 cubits high and six cubits wide. He set it up in the Dura Valley within the province of Babylon. JPS Tanakh 1917 Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits; he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon. Literal Standard Version Nebuchadnezzar the king has made an image of gold, its height sixty cubits, its breadth six cubits; he has raised it up in the Valley of Dura, in the province of Babylon; Majority Standard Bible King Nebuchadnezzar made a golden statue sixty cubits high and six cubits wide, and he set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon. New American Bible King Nebuchadnezzar had a golden statue made, sixty cubits high and six cubits wide, which he set up in the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon. NET Bible King Nebuchadnezzar had a golden statue made. It was ninety feet tall and nine feet wide. He erected it on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon. New Revised Standard Version King Nebuchadnezzar made a golden statue whose height was sixty cubits and whose width was six cubits; he set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon. New Heart English Bible Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was eighty-eight feet seven inches, and its breadth eight feet ten inches: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon. Webster's Bible Translation Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose hight was sixty cubits, and the breadth of it six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon. World English Bible Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was sixty cubits and its width six cubits. He set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon. Young's Literal Translation Nebuchadnezzar the king hath made an image of gold, its height sixty cubits, its breadth six cubits; he hath raised it up in the valley of Dura, in the province of Babylon; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Nebuchadnezzar's Golden Image1King Nebuchadnezzar made a golden statue sixty cubits high and six cubits wide, and he set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon. 2Then King Nebuchadnezzar sent word to assemble the satraps, prefects, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates, and all the other officials of the provinces to attend the dedication of the statue he had set up.… Cross References 1 Kings 12:28 After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves and said to the people, "Going up to Jerusalem is too much for you. Here, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt." Isaiah 46:6 They pour out their bags of gold and weigh out silver on scales; they hire a goldsmith to fashion it into a god, so they can bow down and worship. Jeremiah 16:20 Can man make gods for himself? Such are not gods!" Daniel 2:31 As you, O king, were watching, a great statue appeared. A great and dazzling statue stood before you, and its form was awesome. Daniel 2:48 Then the king promoted Daniel and gave him many generous gifts. He made him ruler over the entire province of Babylon and chief administrator over all the wise men of Babylon. Daniel 3:14 and Nebuchadnezzar said to them, "Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, is it true that you do not serve my gods or worship the golden statue I have set up? Daniel 3:30 Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the province of Babylon. Treasury of Scripture Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was three score cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon. A. Daniel 2:31,32 Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible… Daniel 5:23 But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified: Exodus 20:23 Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold. in the province. Daniel 3:30 Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, in the province of Babylon. Daniel 2:48 Then the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief of the governors over all the wise men of Babylon. Esther 1:1 Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces:) Jump to Previous Babylon Breadth Cubits Feet Gold Height High Hight Image Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnez'zar Nine Ninety Plain Province Raised Six Sixty Thereof Threescore Valley WidthJump to Next Babylon Breadth Cubits Feet Gold Height High Hight Image Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnez'zar Nine Ninety Plain Province Raised Six Sixty Thereof Threescore Valley WidthDaniel 3 1. Nebuchadnezzar dedicates a golden image in Dura.3. They being threatened, make a good confession. 8. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego are accused for not worshipping the image. 19. They are cast into the furnace, 24. from which God delivers them. 28. Nebuchadnezzar seeing the miracle blesses God, and advances them. (1) An image.--If this image was made after the manner described (Isaiah 44:9-20), the body was formed of wood, and the whole, when properly shaped, was covered with thin plates of gold. As the height of the whole is disproportionate to the width, it is probable that the height of the pedestal on which the image stood is included under the sixty cubits. Plain of Dura.--The older commentators identified this place with various sites, some north, some east of Babylon. Recent discoveries place it nearer to Babylon, in a place still called by a similar name. Verses 1-30. - THE GOLDEN IMAGE, AND THE FIERY FURNACE. Verse 1. - Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was three score cubits, and the breadth thereof air cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon. The Septuagint Version is full of redundance and interpolation, "In the eighteenth year King Nebuchadnezzar, who ruled cities and countries, and all those dwelling (in them)over the earth from India even to Ethiopia, made a golden image; the height of it was sixty cubits, and the breadth of it six cubits, and set it up in a plain within the boundary of the province of Babylon." The reason for translating Dura "boundary, is natural enough, for the word. means something approximate to this. Theodotion begins in the same way, giving the date "the eighteenth year;" the place is ἐParallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Kingמַלְכָּ֗א (mal·kā) Noun - masculine singular determinate Strong's 4430: A king Nebuchadnezzar נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣ר (nə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·neṣ·ṣar) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 5020: Nebuchadnezzar -- a Babylonian king made עֲבַד֙ (‘ă·ḇaḏ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5648: To do, make, prepare, keep a golden דְהַ֔ב (ḏə·haḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1722: Gold statue צְלֵ֣ם (ṣə·lêm) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6755: An idolatrous figure sixty שִׁתִּ֔ין (šit·tîn) Number - common plural Strong's 8361: Sixty cubits אַמִּ֣ין (’am·mîn) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 521: A mother, a cubit, a door-base high רוּמֵהּ֙ (rū·mêh) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 7314: Altitude and six שִׁ֑ת (šiṯ) Number - feminine singular Strong's 8353: Six cubits אַמִּ֣ין (’am·mîn) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 521: A mother, a cubit, a door-base wide, פְּתָיֵ֖הּ (pə·ṯā·yêh) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 6613: Open, width and he set it up אֲקִימֵהּ֙ (’ă·qî·mêh) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 6966: To arise, stand on the plain בְּבִקְעַ֣ת (bə·ḇiq·‘aṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 1236: A split, a wide level valley between mountains of Dura דּוּרָ֔א (dū·rā) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 1757: Dura -- a place near Babylon in the province בִּמְדִינַ֖ת (bim·ḏî·naṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 4083: A judgeship, jurisdiction, a district, a region of Babylon. בָּבֶֽל׃ (bā·ḇel) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 895: Babylon -- an eastern Mediterranean empire and its capital city Links Daniel 3:1 NIVDaniel 3:1 NLT Daniel 3:1 ESV Daniel 3:1 NASB Daniel 3:1 KJV Daniel 3:1 BibleApps.com Daniel 3:1 Biblia Paralela Daniel 3:1 Chinese Bible Daniel 3:1 French Bible Daniel 3:1 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Daniel 3:1 Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image (Dan. 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