Daniel 3:7-9

Common English Bible

⁷ So because of this order as soon as they heard the sound of the horn, pipe, zither, lyre, harp, flute,^[a] and every kind of instrument, all the peoples, nations, and languages bowed down and worshipped the gold statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.

Plot against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego

⁸ At that moment some Chaldeans came forward, seizing a chance to attack the Jews. ⁹ They said to King Nebuchadnezzar:

“Long live the king!