As for you, O king, the most high God bestowed on your father Nebuchadnezzar a kingdom, greatness, honor, and majesty.<n id="1" />

<p class="bodytext">&#8220;As for you, O king, while you were in your bed your thoughts turned to future things.<n id="1" /> The revealer of mysteries has made known to you what will take place.

<p class="bodytext">&#8220;You, O king, were watching as a great statue &#8211; one<n id="1" /> of impressive size and extraordinary brightness &#8211; was standing before you. Its appearance caused alarm.

<t /><p class="bodytext">&#8220;You, O king, are the king of kings. The God of heaven has granted you sovereignty, power, strength, and honor.

it is you,<n id="1" /> O king! For you have become great and strong. Your greatness is such that it reaches to heaven, and your authority to the ends of the earth.

Wherever human beings,<n id="1" /> wild animals,<n id="2" /> and birds of the sky live &#8211; he has given them into your power.<n id="3" /> He has given you authority over them all. You are the head of gold.

You have issued an edict, O king, that everyone must bow down and pay homage to the golden statue when they hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, trigon, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music.

<p class="bodytext">So Daniel was brought in before the king. The king said to Daniel, &#8220;Are you that Daniel who is one of the captives of Judah, whom my father the king brought from Judah?

So the king gave the order,<n id="1" /> and Daniel was brought and thrown into a den<n id="2" /> of lions. The king consoled<n id="3" /> Daniel by saying, &#8220;Your God whom you continually serve will rescue you!&#8221;

As he approached the den, he called out to Daniel in a worried voice,<n id="1" /> &#8220;Daniel, servant of the living God, was your God whom you continually serve able to rescue you from the lions?&#8221;p>