Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, in the province of Babylon.

DANIEL 3:30KJV
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Daniel 3:30 (KJV)

What does Daniel 3:30 mean?

Daniel 3:30 describes how King Nebuchadnezzar promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to higher positions in the province of Babylon after their miraculous survival in the fiery furnace. The verse shows that their faithfulness led to public recognition and greater authority within the Babylonian government.

In the story, King Nebuchadnezzar is the ruler of Babylon, and he is speaking or acting in response to the events he has just witnessed. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were Jewish exiles who refused to worship the king’s golden image and were thrown into a blazing furnace but survived unharmed. This verse records the king's reaction: he rewards them with promotions, highlighting the dramatic turnaround in their fortunes and the king’s acknowledgment of their God’s power.

Where else these words appear

“promoted” Hebrew H6744 · used in 4 verses

  • Ezra 5:8 Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is builded with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work goeth fast on, and prospereth in their hands.
  • Ezra 6:14 And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded, and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.
  • Daniel 6:28 So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.

“province” Hebrew H4083 · used in 11 verses

  • Ezra 4:15 That search may be made in the book of the records of thy fathers: so shalt thou find in the book of the records, and know that this city is a rebellious city, and hurtful unto kings and provinces, and that they have moved sedition within the same of old time: for which cause was this city destroyed.
  • Ezra 7:16 And all the silver and gold that thou canst find in all the province of Babylon, with the freewill offering of the people, and of the priests, offering willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem:
  • Daniel 3:1 Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon.

“Shadrach” Hebrew H7715 · used in 13 verses

  • Daniel 2:49 Then Daniel requested of the king, and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, over the affairs of the province of Babylon: but Daniel sat in the gate of the king.
  • Daniel 3:16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter.
  • Daniel 3:23 And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.

“Meshach” Hebrew H4336 · used in 13 verses

  • Daniel 2:49 Then Daniel requested of the king, and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, over the affairs of the province of Babylon: but Daniel sat in the gate of the king.
  • Daniel 3:16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter.
  • Daniel 3:23 And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.