A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Dan.1.6; also called Abednego at Dan.2.49; 3.12,13,14,16,19,20,22,23,26,28,29,30; Aramaic of a.zar.yah (עֲזַרְיָה "Azariah" H5838Z) § Abed-nego = "servant of Nebo" 1) the godly friend of Daniel who Nebuchadnezzar renamed Abednego; one of the three friends who with Daniel refused to make themselves unclean by eating food from the king's table which went against the dietary laws which God had given the Jews; also one of the three who were thrown into the fiery furnace for refusing to bow down to a graven image of Nebuchadnezzar and who were saved by the angel of the Lord 1a) also, 'Azariah' (H5838 or H5839)
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H5665 — עֲבֵד נְגוֹ
a.ved ne.go · Abednego · Hebrew/Aramaic
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Daniel 2:49 · וַעֲבֵ֣ד · נְג֑וֹAnd at Daniel’s request, the king appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to manage the province of Babylon, while Daniel remained in the king’s court.Daniel 3:12 · וַעֲבֵ֣ד · נְג֑וֹBut there are some Jews you have appointed to manage the province of Babylon—Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego—who have ignored you, O king, and have refused to serve your gods or worship the golden statue you have set up.”Daniel 3:13 · וַעֲבֵ֣ד · נְג֑וֹThen Nebuchadnezzar, furious with rage, summoned Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. So these men were brought before the king,Daniel 3:14 · וַעֲבֵ֣ד · נְג֑וֹand Nebuchadnezzar said to them, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, is it true that you do not serve my gods or worship the golden statue I have set up?Daniel 3:16 · וַעֲבֵ֣ד · נְג֔וֹShadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter.Daniel 3:19 · וַעֲבֵ֣ד · נְג֑וֹAt this, Nebuchadnezzar was filled with rage, and the expression on his face changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He gave orders to heat the furnace seven times hotter than usual,Daniel 3:20 · וַעֲבֵ֣ד · נְג֑וֹand he commanded some mighty men of valor in his army to tie up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and throw them into the blazing fiery furnace.Daniel 3:22 · וַעֲבֵ֣ד · נְג֔וֹThe king’s command was so urgent and the furnace so hot that the fiery flames killed the men who carried up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.Daniel 3:23 · וַעֲבֵ֣ד · נְג֑וֹAnd these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, firmly bound, fell into the blazing fiery furnace.Daniel 3:26 · וַעֲבֵד־ · נְג֛וֹ · וַעֲבֵ֥ד · נְג֖וֹThen Nebuchadnezzar approached the door of the blazing fiery furnace and called out, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, servants of the Most High God, come out!” So Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego came out of the fire,Daniel 3:28 · וַעֲבֵ֣ד · נְג֔וֹNebuchadnezzar declared, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent His angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him. They violated the king’s command and risked their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.Daniel 3:29 · וַעֲבֵ֣ד · נְג֔וֹאTherefore I decree that the people of any nation or language who say anything offensive against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego will be cut into pieces and their houses reduced to rubble. For there is no other god who can deliver in this way.”Daniel 3:30 · וַעֲבֵ֥ד · נְג֖וֹThen the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the province of Babylon.