A. THE WORSHIP OF THE GOLDEN IMAGE

Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was sixty

cubits, and its breadth six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura in

the province of Babylon. Then the king sent to gather together all the

rulers of the provinces to come to the dedication of the image.

Then the herald cried aloud, "To you it is commanded, O peoples,

nations, and languages, that at what time ye hear the sound of the

cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of

music, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the

king hath set up: and whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the

same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace."

Therefore at that time, when all the peoples heard the music, they fell

down and worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had

set up.

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