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It details King Nebuchadnezzar's command for all his officials to attend a ceremony dedicating a large gold statue he had built. At the ceremony, a royal decree was announced: when the music played, everyone was required to bow down and worship the statue. Failure to comply would result in the offender being thrown into a fiery furnace. The narrative sets the stage for the subsequent trial of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who were appointed as government officials in Babylon due to Daniel's interpretation of the king's dream. The story is presented with accompanying illustrations by Jim Padgett, and the content is shared under Creative Commons licenses, allowing for adaptation and distribution under similar terms. The copyright and author credits are to be maintained. This work is a part of a larger collection under copyright of SIL Global, with the story and music © 2026. The narrative focuses on the king's decree and the severe consequences for disobedience to his idolatrous command, establishing the conflict that will be faced by the faithful individuals.","177 The Fiery Furnace  \nDaniel 3  \nEnglish Bible  \n177 The Fiery Furnace  \nEnglish United States  \nCopyright © 2026, SIL Global  \n[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)  \nYou are free to make commercial use of this work. You may adapt and add to this work, but you may distribute the resulting work only under the same or similar license to this one. You must keep the copyright and credits for authors, illustrators, etc.  \nImages by Jim Padgett, © 1984 Sweet Publishing under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 International License.  \nStory and Music © 2026 SIL Global under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International license.  \nBecause Daniel had explained King Nebuchadnezzar’s dream, the king appointed Daniel his chief advisor over the kingdom called Babylon.  \nDaniel 2:47-48  \nKing Nebuchadnezzar also appointed Daniel’s three friends, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, as important government officials in Babylon.  \nDaniel 2:49  \nAfter some time, King Nebuchadnezzar commanded workers to build a gold statue and place it on a plain near the city called Babylon. 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