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Dan. 3:3 KJV (With Strong’s)

Then the princes, the governors, and captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, were gathered together unto the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.

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Counselor,

Dedication,

Governor,

Image,

King,

Nebuchadnezzar; Nebuchadrezzar,

Prince; Princess,

sheriff

Cross References

the princes.{Achashdarpenaya,} rendered lieutenants in Es 3:12, etc., probably {chief satraps or viceroys} from the Persian {achash} great, eminent, and {sitrab}, a satrap.

Psa. 82:1‑8• ¹<<A Psalm of Asaph.>> God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.
²How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.
³Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.
⁴Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.
⁵They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.
⁶I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.
⁷But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.
⁸Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations. (Psa. 82:1‑8)

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Acts 19:34‑35• ³⁴But when they knew that he was a Jew, all with one voice about the space of two hours cried out, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.
³⁵And when the townclerk had appeased the people, he said, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there that knoweth not how that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter? (Acts 19:34‑35)

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Rom. 1:21‑28• ²¹Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
²²Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
²³And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
²⁴Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonor their own bodies between themselves:
²⁵Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
²⁶For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
²⁷And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.
²⁸And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; (Rom. 1:21‑28)

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Rom. 3:11• ¹¹There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. (Rom. 3:11)

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1 Cor. 1:24‑26• ²⁴But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.
²⁵Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
²⁶For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: (1 Cor. 1:24‑26)

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Rev. 13:13‑16• ¹³And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
¹⁴And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
¹⁵And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
¹⁶And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: (Rev. 13:13‑16)

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Rev. 17:13,17• ¹³These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.
¹⁷For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled. (Rev. 17:13,17)

the governors.{Signaya} in persian, {shagnah} deputies or lieutenants.captains.{Pacawatha}, governors of provinces.

See Es 3:13.the judges.{Adargazraya}, chief judges, or senators, from {adar}, great, and Chal. {gezar}, to judge, decree.the treasurers.{Gedavraya}, written {gizzavraya,} Ezr 7:21, treasurers, from the Persian {gunjvar}.the counsellors.{Dethavraya,} counsellors, judges, from {dath} in Persian, {dad}, law, and {var}, possessor or guardian.the sheriffs.{Tiphtaya} probably the same as the Arabic {Mufti} or head officer of law.

J. N. Darby Translation

Then the satraps, the prefects, and the governors, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the justices, and all the rulers of the provinces, were gathered together unto the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.