Daniel 3:2 (GNV)

Passage

Then Nebuchad-nezzar ye King sent foorth to gather together the nobles, the princes and the dukes, the iudges, the receiuers, the counsellers, the officers, and all the gouernours of the prouinces, that they should come to the dedication of the image, which Nebuchad-nezzar the King had set vp.

Nearby Context

Daniel 3:1 Nebuchad-nezzar the King made an image of gold, whose height was three score cubits, and the breadth thereof sixe cubites: hee set it vp in the plaine of Dura, in the prouince of Babel.

Daniel 3:2 Then Nebuchad-nezzar ye King sent foorth to gather together the nobles, the princes and the dukes, the iudges, the receiuers, the counsellers, the officers, and all the gouernours of the prouinces, that they should come to the dedication of the image, which Nebuchad-nezzar the King had set vp.

Daniel 3:3 So the nobles, princes and dukes, the iudges, the receiuers, the counsellers, the officers, and all the gouernours of the prouinces were assembled vnto the dedicating of the image, that Nebuchad-nezzar the King had set vp: and they stood before the image, which Nebuchad-nezzar had set vp.

Daniel 3:4 Then an herald cried aloude, Be it knowen to you, O people, nations, and languages,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "nebuchad-nezzar", "king", "sent", "foorth", "gather", "together", "nobles", and "princes". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "nebuchad-nezzar" and "king", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "Nebuchad-nezzar the King made an image of..." into verse 3's "So the nobles princes and dukes the...", so "nebuchad-nezzar" 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 "nebuchad-nezzar" and "king" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.