Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

You, O king, have made a decree that every man who hears the sound of the horn, flute, lyre, trigon, psaltery, and bagpipe and all kinds of music, is to fall down and worship the golden image.

King James Version

Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, shall fall down and worship the golden image:

Holman Bible

You as king have issued a decree that everyone who hears the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, drum, and every kind of music must fall down and worship the gold statue.

International Standard Version

You, your majesty, issued this decree:

A Conservative Version

Thou, O king, have made a decree, that every man who shall hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of music, shall fall down and worship the golden image.

American Standard Version

Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of music, shall fall down and worship the golden image;

Amplified

You, O king, have made a decree that everyone who hears the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, dulcimer, bagpipe, and all kinds of music is to fall down and worship the golden image.

Bible in Basic English

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:

Darby Translation

Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet, pipe, lute, sambuca, psaltery, and bagpipe, and all kinds of music, shall fall down and worship the golden image;

Julia Smith Translation

Thou, O king, didst set an edict, that every man that shall hear the voice of the horn, the pipe, the harp, the lyre, the psaltery and the bagpipe, and all sorts of music, shall fall and prostrate himself to the image of gold:

King James 2000

You, O king, have made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the horn, flute, harp, lyre, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of music, shall fall down and worship the golden image:

Lexham Expanded Bible

You, O king, have made a decree that {everyone} who hears the sound of the horn, the flute, [the] lyre, [the] trigon, [the] harp and [the] drum and all kinds of music, he shall fall down and shall worship the statue of gold.

Modern King James verseion

You, O king, have made a decree that every man who shall hear the sound of the horn, the pipe, zither, the lyre, harp, and the bagpipe, and all kinds of music, shall fall down and worship the golden image.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Thou being king hast given a commandment, that all men when they hear noise of the trumpets, harps, shawmes psalteries, symphonies and all the other melodies: shall fall down and bow themselves toward the golden Image.

NET Bible

You have issued an edict, O king, that everyone must bow down and pay homage to the golden statue when they hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, trigon, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music.

New Heart English Bible

You, O king, have made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and all kinds of music, shall fall down and worship the golden image;

The Emphasized Bible

Thou thyself, O king, hast made a decree, that, any man who shall hear the sound of the horn, the pipe, the lyre, the harp, the psaltery and the bagpipes, and all kinds of instruments of music, shall fall down and adore the image of gold;

Webster

Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of music, shall fall down and worship the golden image:

World English Bible

You, O king, have made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and all kinds of music, shall fall down and worship the golden image;

Youngs Literal Translation

Thou, O king, hast made a decree that every man who doth hear the voice of the cornet, the flute, the harp, the sackbut, the psaltery, and the symphony, and all kinds of music, doth fall down and do obeisance to the golden image;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
אנתּה 
'antah (Aramaic) 
thou, thee
Usage: 15

O king
מלך 
melek (Aramaic) 
Usage: 180

שׂוּם 
 
Usage: 26

a decree
טעם 
T@`em (Aramaic) 
Usage: 25

כּל 
Kol (Aramaic) 
all, any, whole, as, every, because , as , no, whosoever ,
Usage: 104

man
אנשׁ אנשׁ 
'enash (Aramaic) 
Usage: 25

שׁמע 
Sh@ma` (Aramaic) 
Usage: 9

the sound
קל 
Qal (Aramaic) 
Usage: 7

of the cornet
קרן 
Qeren (Aramaic) 
Usage: 14

משׁרוקי 
Mashrowqiy (Aramaic) 
Usage: 4

קיתרסo 
Qiytharoc (Aramaic) 
Usage: 4

שׂבּכא סבּכא 
Cabb@ka' (Aramaic) 
Usage: 4

פּסנתּרין פּסנטרין 
Picanteriyn (Aramaic) 
Usage: 4

and dulcimer
סיפניא סוּמפּניה סוּמפּוניהo 
Cuwmpown@yah (Aramaic) 
Usage: 3

and all
כּל 
Kol (Aramaic) 
all, any, whole, as, every, because , as , no, whosoever ,
Usage: 104

זן 
Zan (Aramaic) 
Usage: 4

of musick
זמר 
Z@mar (Aramaic) 
Usage: 4

נפל 
N@phal (Aramaic) 
Usage: 11

and worship
סגד 
C@gid (Aramaic) 
Usage: 12

the golden
דּהב 
D@hab (Aramaic) 
Usage: 23

Context Readings

The Faithfulness Of Three Young Israelites And God's Deliverance

9 They said to Nebuchadnezzar the king, O king, may you live for a very long time. 10 You, O king, have made a decree that every man who hears the sound of the horn, flute, lyre, trigon, psaltery, and bagpipe and all kinds of music, is to fall down and worship the golden image. 11 Whoever does not fall down and worship, will be thrown into the midst of a blazing furnace.

Cross References

Daniel 3:4-7

Then the herald proclaimed: You are commanded to do this, O peoples, nations, and men of every language.

Daniel 6:12

They approached the king about his decree: Did you sign a decree stating that every man that shall make petition to any god or man within thirty days, except to you, O king, shall be thrown into the den of lions? The king answered: The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which may not be altered.

Esther 3:12-14

Then on the thirteenth day of the first month, the king's scribes were summoned. They put in writing Haman's orders to all the king's captains and the rulers of every division of his kingdom and the chiefs of every people. It was to be for every division of the kingdom in the writing commonly used there, and to every people in the language which was theirs. It was signed in the name of King Ahasuerus and stamped with the king's ring.

Exodus 1:16

He said: When you help the Hebrew women give birth on the birth stool, if it is a son you shall put him to death. If it is a daughter, then she shall live.

Exodus 1:22

Then Pharaoh commanded all his people: Every son who is born must be thrown into the Nile River. However, keep every daughter alive.

Exodus 15:20-21

The prophet Miriam, Aaron's sister, took a tambourine in her hand. All the women, danced with tambourines, and followed her.

Exodus 32:18-19

Moses replied: That does not sound like a shout of victory or a cry of defeat; it is the sound of singing.

1 Chronicles 15:16

David told the Levite leaders to appoint some of their brothers to serve as musicians. They were expected to play music on harps, lyres, and cymbals to produce joyful music for singing.

1 Chronicles 15:28

All Israel brought the Ark of Jehovah's Covenant with shouts of joy and the sounding of rams' horns, trumpets, cymbals, harps, and lyres.

1 Chronicles 16:5-6

Asaph was the head. Zechariah was second, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed Edom, and Jeiel with harps and lyres. Asaph played the cymbals.

1 Chronicles 25:1-6

David and the commanders of the army set apart for the service some of the sons of Asaph and of Heman and of Jeduthun, who were to prophesy with lyres, harps and cymbals; and the number of those who performed their service was:

2 Chronicles 29:25

The king followed the instructions Jehovah gave to King David through Gad, the king's prophet, and through the prophet Nathan. He stationed Levites in the Temple, with harps and cymbals,

Psalm 81:1-3

([Psalm of Asaph]) Sing for joy to God our strength. Shout joyfully to the God of Jacob.

Psalm 92:1-3

It is good to give thanks to Jehovah, to sing praises to your name, O Most High.

Psalm 94:20

Can wicked rulers be allied with you? They frame mischief by decree (the law).

Psalm 149:3-4

Let them praise his name with dancing. Let them make music to him with tambourines and lyres.

Psalm 150:3-6

Praise him with sounds from horns. Praise him with harps and stringed instruments.

Ecclesiastes 3:16

I saw under the sun the place of judgment and wickedness was there. And wickedness was in the place of righteousness.

Isaiah 10:1

How horrible it will be for those who enact unjust laws and who decree oppressive regulations.

Daniel 3:15

Now if you are ready at the time you hear the sound of the horn, flute, harp, zither, pipes, and all kinds of music, to fall down and worship the image that I have made, good! But if you do not worship it you will be thrown into the midst of a blazing furnace that same hour. What god will be able to rescue you from my hand?

Amos 6:5

You sing idle songs to the sound of the harp and like David you improvise on musical instruments.

John 11:57

Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that, if any man knew where he was, he should report it that they might seize him.

Revelation 13:16-17

And he forces all persons, the great and the small, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads.

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