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Gill's Exposition
They spake and said to Nebuchadnezzar,.... Having got access unto him, and within his hearing, they expressed themselves in the following manner:
O king, live for ever; this they said to show their…
Barnes' Notes
O king, live for ever - A customary form of address to a monarch, implying that long life was regarded as an eminent blessing. See the notes at Dan 2:4.
It was strange that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, would be present at this assembly, when, it is likely, they knew for what intent it was called together. Daniel, we may suppose, was absent, either…
Cambridge Bible
spake answered (R.V.): see on Dan 2:20.
the king Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar the king, the regular order in Aramaic (Dan 3:1-2; Dan 3:3; Dan 3:3&c.), and often in late Hebrew (as Hag 1:1; Hag 1:15;…
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