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.
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Verse 1 is found in chapter 3 of Daniel. Nebuchadnezzar erects a massive image and gathers representatives from throughout the empire to inaugurate it through a public ceremony. The scene turns political loyalty into a religious test: everyone must bow when the music sounds. The later conflict arises precisely because Daniel’s friends cannot accept that obedience to imperial power includes an act of worship incompatible with their faithfulness to God.
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Der König Nebukadnezar ließ ein goldenes Bild machen, sechzig Ellen hoch und sechs Ellen breit, und ließ es setzen ins Tal Dura in der Landschaft Babel.
El rey Nabucodonosor hizo una estatua de oro, la altura de la cual era de sesenta codos, su anchura de seis codos: levantola en el campo de Dura, en la provincia de Babilonia.
El rey Nabucodonosor hizo una estatua de oro de unos veintisiete metros de alto y unos dos metros y medio de ancho. La levantó en la llanura de Dura, en la provincia de Babilonia.
Le roi Nebucadnetsar fit une statue d'or, haute de soixante coudées et large de six coudées. Il la dressa dans la vallée de Dura, dans la province de Babylone.
IL re Nebucadnesar fece una statua d’oro, d’altezza di sessanta cubiti, e di larghezza di sei cubiti; e la rizzò nella pianura di Dura, nella provincia di Babilonia.
O REI Nabucodonosor fez uma estátua de ouro, cuja altura era de sessenta côvados, e a sua largura de seis côvados; levantou-a no campo de Dura, na província de Babilônia.
尼布甲尼撒 王造了一個金像,高六十肘,寬六肘,立在 巴比倫 省的 杜拉 平原。
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