3:13 Then Nebuchadnezzar in a fit of rage 1 demanded that they bring 2 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego before him. So they brought them 3 before the king. 3:14 Nebuchadnezzar said to them, “Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, that you don’t serve my gods and that you don’t pay homage to the golden statue that I erected?
1 tn Aram “in anger and wrath”; NASB “in rage and anger.” The expression is a hendiadys.
2 tn The Aramaic infinitive is active.
3 tn Aram “these men.” The pronoun is used in the translation to avoid undue repetition.