Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter.
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, answered ... O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee
- rather, 'we have no need to answer thee:' thou art determined on thy side, and our mind is made up not to worship the image: there is therefore no use in our arguing, as if we could be shaken from our principles. Hesitation, or parleying with sin, is fatal; unhesitating decision is the only safety, where the path of duty is clear (Matthew 10:19; Matthew 10:28).