Daniel 3:10 (GNV)

Passage

Thou, O King, hast made a decree, that euery man that shall heare the sounde of the cornet, trumpet, harpe, sackebut, psalterie, and dulcimer, and all instruments of musike, shall fall downe and worship the golden image,

Nearby Context

Daniel 3:8 By reason whereof at that same time came men of the Caldeans, and grieuously accused the Iewes.

Daniel 3:9 For they spake and said to the King Nebuchad-nezzar, O King, liue for euer.

Daniel 3:10 Thou, O King, hast made a decree, that euery man that shall heare the sounde of the cornet, trumpet, harpe, sackebut, psalterie, and dulcimer, and all instruments of musike, shall fall downe and worship the golden image,

Daniel 3:11 And whosoeuer falleth not downe, and worshippeth, that he should be cast into the mids of an hote fierie fornace.

Daniel 3:12 There are certeine Iewes whome thou hast set ouer the charge of ye prouince of Babel, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: these men, O King, haue not regarded thy commandement, neither wil they serue thy gods, nor worship the golden image, that thou hast set vp.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thou", "king", "hast", "decree", "euery", "shall", "heare", and "sounde". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thou" and "king", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "For they spake and said to the..." into verse 11's "And whosoeuer falleth not downe and worshippeth...", so "thou" and "king" belong inside that flow. In Daniel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "thou" and "king" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.