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Hananiah and Mishael
How Hananiah and Mishael are linked in Scripture, with every passage where their stories cross.
How they are linked
Hananiah and Mishael stood together.
Hananiah and Mishael were taken from Judah together and renamed Shadrach and Meshach. When they would not worship the golden image, the king had both bound and cast into the burning fiery furnace.
to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach
Daniel 1:7, King James Version
nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up
Daniel 3:18, King James Version
to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace
Daniel 3:20, King James Version
these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace
Daniel 3:23, King James Version
Where they cross: Daniel 3:19-23
Notes are commentary, checked against the cited verses in a separate review. Quoted words are Scripture.
Every passage, in order
Daniel 1:7
7Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave unto Daniel the name of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abed-nego.
Daniel 3:18
18But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
Daniel 3:19-23
19Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated.
20And he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.
21Then these men were bound in their coats, their hosen, and their hats, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
22Therefore because the king’s commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego.
23And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
King James Version