Daniel 3:7
3:7 Therefore when they all 1 heard the sound of the horn, flute, zither, trigon, harp, pipes, 2 and all kinds of music, all the peoples, nations, and language groups began bowing down and paying homage to the golden statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had erected.
Daniel 3:12
3:12 But there are Jewish men whom you appointed over the administration of the province of Babylon – Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego – and these men 3 have not shown proper respect to you, O king. They don’t serve your gods and they don’t pay homage to the golden statue that you have erected.”
Daniel 5:7
5:7 The king called out loudly 4 to summon 5 the astrologers, wise men, and diviners. The king proclaimed 6 to the wise men of Babylon that anyone who could read this inscription and disclose its interpretation would be clothed in purple 7 and have a golden collar 8 placed on his neck and be third ruler in the kingdom.
Daniel 5:16
5:16 However, I have heard 9 that you are able to provide interpretations and to decipher knotty problems. Now if you are able to read this writing and make known to me its interpretation, you will wear purple and have a golden collar around your neck and be third 10 ruler in the kingdom.”
1 tn Aram “all the peoples.”
2 tc Though not in the Aramaic text of BHS, this word appears in many medieval Hebrew MSS, some LXX MSS, and Vulgate. Cf. vv. 5, 10, 15.
3 sn Daniel’s absence from this scene has sparked the imagination of commentators, some of whom have suggested that perhaps he was unable to attend the dedication due to sickness or due to being away on business. Hippolytus supposed that Daniel may have been watching from a distance.
4 tn Aram “in strength.”
5 tn Aram “cause to enter.”
6 tn Aram “answered and said.”
7 sn Purple was a color associated with royalty in the ancient world.
8 tn The term translated “golden collar” here probably refers to something more substantial than merely a gold chain (cf. NIV, NCV, NRSV, NLT) or necklace (cf. NASB).
9 tn The Aramaic text has also the words “about you.”
10 tn Or perhaps “one of three rulers,” in the sense of becoming part of a triumvir. So also v. 29.