Daniel 3:8

Bible in Basic English

At that time certain Chaldaeans came near and made a statement against the Jews.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Some Chaldeans took this occasion to come forward and maliciously accuse the Jews.

Hebrew Names Version
Therefore at that time certain Kasdim came near, and brought accusation against the Yehudim.

King James Version
Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews.

English Standard Version
Therefore at that time certain Chaldeans came forward and maliciously accused the Jews.

New American Standard Bible
For this reason at that time certain Chaldeans came forward and brought charges against the Jews.

New Century Version
Then some Babylonians came up to the king and began speaking against the men of Judah.

Amplified Bible
At that time certain Chaldeans came forward and brought [malicious] accusations against the Jews.

Geneva Bible (1587)
By reason whereof at that same time came men of the Caldeans, and grieuously accused the Iewes.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
For this reason at that time certain Chaldeans came forward and brought charges against the Jews.

Berean Standard Bible
At this time some astrologers came forward and maliciously accused the Jews,

Contemporary English Version
Some Babylonians used this as a chance to accuse the Jews to King Nebuchadnezzar.

Complete Jewish Bible
But then some Kasdim approached and began denouncing the Jews.

Darby Translation
Whereupon at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews.

Easy-to-Read Version
Then some of the Chaldeans came up to the king and began speaking against the people from Judah.

George Lamsa Translation
And at that very time certain Chaldeans came near and accused the Jews.

Good News Translation
It was then that some Babylonians took the opportunity to denounce the Jews.

Lexham English Bible
Therefore at this time some astrologers came forward and they denounced the Jews.

Literal Translation
Then at that time men, Chaldeans, came near and slandered the Jews.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Now were there certayne men off the Caldees, that went euen then and accused ye Iewes,

American Standard Version
Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and brought accusation against the Jews.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and brought accusation against the Jews.

King James Version (1611)
Wherefore at that time certaine Caldeans came neere, and accused the Iewes.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Nowe were there certayne men of the Chaldees, that went euen then, and cried out an accusation of the Iewes.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Then came near certain Chaldeans, and accused the Jews to the king, saying,

English Revised Version
Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and brought accusation against the Jews.

World English Bible
Therefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and brought accusation against the Jews.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And anoon in that tyme men of Caldee neiyiden, and accusiden the Jewis,

Update Bible Version
Therefore at that time [prominent] men, Chaldeans, came near and brought accusation against the Jews.

Webster's Bible Translation
Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews.

New English Translation
Now at that time certain Chaldeans came forward and brought malicious accusations against the Jews.

New King James Version
Therefore at that time certain Chaldeans came forward and accused the Jews.

New Living Translation
But some of the astrologers went to the king and informed on the Jews.

New Life Bible
At this time certain ones who learned from stars came up and spoke against the Jews.

New Revised Standard
Accordingly, at this time certain Chaldeans came forward and denounced the Jews.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Wherefore, at the same time, drew near certain Chaldeans, - and accused the Jews:

Douay-Rheims Bible
And presently at that very time some Chaldeans came and accused the Jews,

Revised Standard Version
Therefore at that time certain Chalde'ans came forward and maliciously accused the Jews.

Young's Literal Translation
Therefore at that time drawn near have certain Chaldeans, and accused the Jews;

THE MESSAGE
Just then, some Babylonian fortunetellers stepped up and accused the Jews. They said to King Nebuchadnezzar, "Long live the king! You gave strict orders, O king, that when the big band started playing, everyone had to fall to their knees and worship the gold statue, and whoever did not go to their knees and worship it had to be pitched into a roaring furnace. Well, there are some Jews here—Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego—whom you have placed in high positions in the province of Babylon. These men are ignoring you, O king. They don't respect your gods and they won't worship the gold statue you set up."

Contextual Overview

⁸ At that time certain Chaldaeans came near and made a statement against the Jews. ⁹ They made answer and said to Nebuchadnezzar the king, O King, have life for ever. ¹⁰ You, O King, have given an order that every man, when the sound of the horn, pipe, harp, trigon, psaltery, bagpipe, and all sorts of instruments, comes to his ears, is to go down on his face in worship before the image of gold: ¹¹ And anyone not falling down and worshipping is to be put into a burning and flaming fire. ¹² There are certain Jews whom you have put over the business of the land of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego; these men have not given attention to you, O King: they are not servants of your gods or worshippers of the gold image which you have put up. ¹³ Then Nebuchadnezzar in his wrath and passion gave orders for Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego to be sent for. Then they made these men come in before the king. ¹⁴ Nebuchadnezzar made answer and said to them, Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, that you will not be servants of my god or give worship to the image of gold which I have put up? ¹⁵ Now if you are ready, on hearing the sound of the horn, pipe, harp, trigon, psaltery, bagpipe, and all sorts of instruments, to go down on your faces in worship before the image which I have made, it is well: but if you will not give worship, that same hour you will be put into a burning and flaming fire; and what god is there who will be able to take you out of my hands? ¹⁶ Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, answering Nebuchadnezzar the king, said, There is no need for us to give you an answer to this question. ¹⁷ If our God, whose servants we are, is able to keep us safe from the burning and flaming fire, and from your hands, O King, he will keep us safe.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

and accused: Daniel 6:12, Daniel 6:13, Ezra 4:12-16, Esther 3:6, Esther 3:8, Esther 3:9, Acts 16:20-22, Acts 17:6-8, Acts 28:22, 1 Peter 4:3, 1 Peter 4:4

Reciprocal: Esther 3:4 - that they told Proverbs 30:10 - Accuse not Daniel 5:4 - of gold Daniel 6:4 - sought

Cross-References

Genesis 3:1
Now the snake was wiser than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, Has God truly said that you may not take of the fruit of any tree in the garden?

Genesis 3:2
And the woman said, We may take of the fruit of the trees in the garden:

Genesis 3:3
But of the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden, God has said, If you take of it or put your hands on it, death will come to you.

Genesis 3:9
And the voice of the Lord God came to the man, saying, Where are you?

Genesis 3:10
And he said, Hearing your voice in the garden I was full of fear, because I was without clothing: and I kept myself from your eyes.

Genesis 3:12
And the man said, The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me the fruit of the tree and I took it.

Genesis 3:21
And the Lord God made for Adam and for his wife coats of skins for their clothing.

Genesis 3:22
And the Lord God said, Now the man has become like one of us, having knowledge of good and evil; and now if he puts out his hand and takes of the fruit of the tree of life, he will go on living for ever.

Deuteronomy 4:33
Has any people ever gone on living after hearing the voice of God out of the heart of the fire as you did?

Deuteronomy 5:25
Why then is death to be our fate? For if the voice of the Lord our God comes to us any more, death will overtake us, and we will be burned up in this great fire.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near,.... That is, to King Nebuchadnezzar, either in his palace at Babylon, or more likely in the plain of Dura:

and accused the Jews; particularly Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, as after mentioned, of not obeying the king's command, to worship the golden image: these Chaldeans at the time of adoration had their eyes upon the Jews, particularly those three men, to observe how they would behave; and as they stood up while the others fell down, they were easily observed; wherefore they immediately hasten to the king, to give this information against them; whose places of trust and honour they envied, and now hoped to be put into them in their place and if these were the Chaldeans, or some of them, whose lives these men had been the means of saving, as is probable, they acted a very ungrateful part. Should it be asked, how came these three men to be present? it may be answered, they came here in obedience to the king's orders, as his officers, who had summoned them to this place; which they judged their duty to do, though they determined not to worship his image, should he require it; or they came here on purpose to bear their testimony against such idolatry. No mention is made of Daniel; very probably he was not here; for what reasons cannot be said; however, no accusation is laid against him; perhaps he was too great to be meddled with, being high in the king's favour.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews - It does not appear that they accused the Jews in general, but particularly Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, Daniel 3:12. They were present on the occasion, being summoned with the other officers of the realm Daniel 3:2, but they could not unite in the idolatrous worship. It has been frequently said that the whole thing was arranged, either by the king of his own accord, or by the instigation of their enemies, with a view to involve the Jews in difficulty, knowing that they could not conscientiously comply with the command to worship the image. But nothing of this kind appears in the narrative itself, It does not appear that the Jews were unpopular, or that there was any less disposition to show favor to them than to any other foreigners. They had been raised indeed to high offices, but there is no evidence that any office was conferred on them which it was not regarded as proper to confer on foreigners; nor is there any evidence that in the discharge of the duties of the office they had given occasion for a just accusation. The plain account is, that the king set up the image for other purposes, and with no malicious design toward them; that when summoned to be present with the other officers of the realm at the dedication of the image they obeyed the command; but that when the order was issued that they should render “religious homage” to the idol, every principle of their religion revolted at it, and they refused. For the probable reasons why Daniel was not included in the number, see the note at Daniel 3:12.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Daniel 3:8. Accused the Jews. — That is, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. The other Jews were left unnoticed; and probably at this time Daniel was too high to be touched; but we may rest assured that he was not found among these idolaters, see Daniel 3:12.