“Nebuchadnezzar was so furious with Shadrach, Meshach,and Abednego that his face became distorted with rage. He commanded that the furnace be heated seven times hotter than usual. Then he ordered some of the strongest men of his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and throw them into the blazing furnace. So they tied them up and threw them into the furnace, fulled dressed in their pants, turbans, robes, and other garments. And because of the king, in his anger, he had demanded such a hot fire in the furnace, the flames killed the soldiers as they threw the three men in. So Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, securely tied, fell into the roaring flames.
But suddenly, Nebuchadnezzar jumped up in amazement and exclaimed to his advisers, ‘Didn’t we tie up three men and throw them into the furnace?’
‘Yes, Your Majesty, we certainly did,’ they replied.
‘Look!’ Nebuchadnezzar shouted,’I see four men, unbound, walking around the fire unharmed! And the fourth one looks like a god!’
Then Nebuchadnezzar came as close as he could to the door of the flaming furnace and shouted: ‘Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, servants of the Most High God, come out! come here!’
So Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego stepped out of the fire. Then the high officials, governors, and advisers crowded around them and saw that the fire hd not touched them. Not a hair on their heads were singed, and their clothing was not scorched. They didn’t even smell of smoke!” (vv. 19-27, NLT)