Daniel 3:1
Daniel · Old Testament · Chapter 3
“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.”Daniel 3:1
What Does Daniel 3:1 Mean?
Daniel 3:1 is found in the book of Daniel, chapter 3, verse 1 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Daniel 3:1 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Jeremiah 16:20“Shall a man make gods unto himself, and they are no gods?”Habakkuk 2:19“Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise, it shall teach! Behold, it is laid over with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it.”Isaiah 46:6“They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship.”Hosea 8:4“They have set up kings, but not by me: they have made princes, and I knew it not: of their silver and their gold have they made them idols, that they may be cut off.”Isaiah 40:19“The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains.”Acts 17:29“Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man’s device.”Acts 19:26“Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they be no gods, which are made with hands:”Psalms 135:15“The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.”Daniel 3:14“Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, do not ye serve my gods, nor worship the golden image which I have set up?”1 Kings 12:28“Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.”2 Kings 19:17“Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and their lands,”Psalms 115:4“Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.”Isaiah 2:20“In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats;”Exodus 20:23“Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold.”Exodus 32:2“And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden earrings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me.”Exodus 32:31“And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold.”Deuteronomy 7:25“The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not desire the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it unto thee, lest thou be snared therein: for it is an abomination to the LORD thy God.”Isaiah 30:22“Ye shall defile also the covering of thy graven images of silver, and the ornament of thy molten images of gold: thou shalt cast them away as a menstruous cloth; thou shalt say unto it, Get thee hence.”Isaiah 41:6“They helped every one his neighbour; and every one said to his brother, Be of good courage.”Jeremiah 10:9“Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the workman, and of the hands of the founder: blue and purple is their clothing: they are all the work of cunning men.”
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