Daniel 3:22 (GNV)

Passage

Therefore, because the Kings commandement was straite, that the fornace should be exceeding hote, the flame of the fire slew those men that brought foorth Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego.

Nearby Context

Daniel 3:20 And hee charged the most valiant men of warre that were in his armie, to binde Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and to cast them into the hote fierie fornace.

Daniel 3:21 So these men were bounde in their coates, their hosen, and their clokes, with their other garments, and cast into the middes of the hote fierie fornace.

Daniel 3:22 Therefore, because the Kings commandement was straite, that the fornace should be exceeding hote, the flame of the fire slew those men that brought foorth Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego.

Daniel 3:23 And these three men Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego fell downe bound into the middes of the hote fierie fornace.

Daniel 3:24 Then Nebuchad-nezzar the King was astonied and rose vp in haste, and spake, and saide vnto his counsellers, Did not wee cast three men bound into the middes of the fire? Who answered and said vnto the King, It is true, O King.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "therefore", "kings", "commandement", "straite", "fornace", "should", "exceeding", and "hote". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "therefore" and "kings", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "So these men were bounde in their..." into verse 23's "And these three men Shadrach Meshach and...", so "therefore" and "kings" 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 "therefore" and "kings" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.