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19 Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with rage, and his disposition changed[a] toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He gave orders[b] to heat the furnace seven times hotter than it was normally heated. 20 He ordered strong[c] soldiers in his army to tie up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and to throw them into the furnace of blazing fire.

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  1. Daniel 3:19 tn Aram “the appearance of his face was altered”; cf. NLT “his face became distorted with rage”; NAB “[his] face became livid with utter rage.”
  2. Daniel 3:19 tn Aram “he answered and said.”
  3. Daniel 3:20 tn This is sometimes taken as a comparative: “[some of the] strongest.”