Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Then they brought these men before the king.
Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego - instead of commanding their immediate execution, as in the case of the Magi (Daniel 2:12), Providence inclined him to command the recusants to be brought before him, so that their noble "testimony" for God might be given before the world-powers "against them" (Matthew 10:18), to the edification of the Church in all ages.