נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר, נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר

Ezra 5:12 נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֥ר Nebuchadnezzar

But since our fathers angered the God of heaven, He delivered them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Chaldean who destroyed this temple and carried away the people to Babylon.

Ezra 5:14 נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֗ר Nebuchadnezzar

He also removed from the temple of Babylon the gold and silver articles belonging to the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken and carried there from the temple in Jerusalem. King Cyrus gave these articles to a man named Sheshbazzar, whom he appointed governor

Here: Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon (605–562 BC). He looted the Jerusalem temple in 597 BC and destroyed it in 586 BC.

Ezra 6:5 נְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֗ר Nebuchadnezzar

Furthermore, the gold and silver articles of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took from the temple in Jerusalem and carried to Babylon, must also be returned to the temple in Jerusalem and deposited in the house of God.

Daniel 2:28 נְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֔ר Nebuchadnezzar

But there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the latter days. Your dream and the visions that came into your mind as you lay on your bed were these:

Here: Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon (605–562 BC). His Akkadian name, Nabû-kudurri-uṣur, means 'O Nabu, protect my heir/boundary', so it is a prayer to a Babylonian god. Here Israel's God is the one who speaks to him.

Daniel 2:46 נְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּר֙ Nebuchadnezzar

At this, King Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face, paid homage to Daniel, and ordered that an offering and incense be presented to him.

Daniel 3:1 נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣ר Nebuchadnezzar

King Nebuchadnezzar made a golden statue sixty cubits high and six cubits wide, and he set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon.

Here: Nebuchadnezzar II, king of Babylon (605–562 BC). His Babylonian name, Nabû-kudurri-uṣur, means 'O Nabu, protect my heir' (or 'my boundary'). The name opens the chapter as the subject of every action, so the story starts with the king's power on display.

Daniel 3:2 וּנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣ר נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֥ר and Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar

Then King Nebuchadnezzar sent word to assemble the satraps, prefects, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates, and all the other officials of the provinces to attend the dedication of the statue he had set up.

Daniel 3:3 נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣ר נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּֽר׃ Nebuchadnezzar

So the satraps, prefects, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates, and all the rulers of the provinces assembled for the dedication of the statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up, and they stood before it.

Daniel 3:5 נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֥ר Nebuchadnezzar

As soon as you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, you must fall down and worship the golden statue that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up.

Daniel 3:7 נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֥ר Nebuchadnezzar

Therefore, as soon as all the people heard the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, and all kinds of music, the people of every nation and language would fall down and worship the golden statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.

Daniel 3:9 לִנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֖ר to Nebuchadnezzar

saying to King Nebuchadnezzar, “O king, may you live forever!

Daniel 3:13 נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר֙ Nebuchadnezzar

Then Nebuchadnezzar, furious with rage, summoned Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. So these men were brought before the king,

Here: The Babylonian king (reigned 605–562 BC), whose name in Akkadian, Nabû-kudurri-uṣur, means roughly "Nabu, protect the heir." He is the most powerful man in the known world, and he is about to be openly defied.

Daniel 3:14 נְבֻֽכַדְנֶצַּר֙ Nebuchadnezzar

and 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?

Here: The Babylonian king Nabû-kudurri-uṣur II (605–562 BC). His name calls on the god Nabu (roughly "Nabu, protect my heir" or "my boundary"). So the man who says "my gods" carries one of those gods in his own name.

Daniel 3:16 נְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֔ר Nebuchadnezzar

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter.

Here: By the Masoretic accents and word order this is the first word of their reply. They address him by bare name (“Nebuchadnezzar”), with no “O king, live forever,” the court greeting used elsewhere in Daniel (2:4; 3:9).

Daniel 3:19 נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֜ר Nebuchadnezzar

At 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,

Here: The Babylonian Nabû-kudurri-uṣur, 'O Nabu, protect the heir', who reigned 605–562 BC. His name invokes the god Nabu, and so, probably, does the court name 'Abed-nego' later in the same sentence.

Daniel 3:24 נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣ר Nebuchadnezzar

Suddenly King Nebuchadnezzar jumped up in amazement and asked his advisers, “Did we not throw three men, firmly bound, into the fire?” “Certainly, O king,” they replied.

Daniel 3:26 נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֗ר Nebuchadnezzar

Then 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,

Here: Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon (reigned 605–562 BC). His Babylonian name, Nabû-kudurri-uṣur, means roughly “O Nabu, protect my heir” (or “my boundary”). The king who had demanded worship of his image is the one who now speaks.

Daniel 3:28 נְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֜ר Nebuchadnezzar

Nebuchadnezzar 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.

Here: Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon (reigned 605–562 BC). His Babylonian name, Nabû-kudurri-uṣur, means "Nabu, protect my heir." A devotee of Babylon's own gods is the one who now blesses the God of Judah.

Daniel 4:1 נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣ר Nebuchadnezzar

King Nebuchadnezzar, To the people of every nation and language who dwell in all the earth: May your prosperity be multiplied.

Here: Nebuchadnezzar II, king of Babylon (605–562 BC). The name comes from Akkadian Nabû-kudurri-uṣur, 'O Nabu, protect my heir' (or 'my boundary'). He is the sender of the letter, and the name opens it as a royal letter always opened.

Daniel 4:4 נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֗ר Nebuchadnezzar

I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at ease in my house and flourishing in my palace.

Daniel 4:18 נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֑ר Nebuchadnezzar

This is the dream that I, King Nebuchadnezzar, saw. Now, Belteshazzar, tell me the interpretation, because none of the wise men of my kingdom can interpret it for me. But you are able, because the spirit of the holy gods is in you.”

Daniel 4:28 נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֖ר Nebuchadnezzar

All this happened to King Nebuchadnezzar.

Here: The king of Babylon (reigned 605–562 BC). The name is a Hebrew/Aramaic form of the Akkadian Nabû-kudurri-uṣur, "O Nabu, protect my heir". It names a god-protected dynasty, and that dynasty is about to be humbled by the God of Israel.

Daniel 4:31 נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣ר O Nebuchadnezzar

While the words were still in the king’s mouth, a voice came from heaven: “It is decreed to you, King Nebuchadnezzar, that the kingdom has departed from you.

Here: The Babylonian name Nabû-kudurri-uṣur, 'O Nabu, protect my heir/boundary'. The king is addressed by his personal name, like a defendant hearing his sentence.

Daniel 4:33 נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר֒ Nebuchadnezzar

At that moment the sentence against Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled. He was driven away from mankind. He ate grass like an ox, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven, until his hair grew like the feathers of an eagle and his nails like the claws of a bird.

Daniel 4:34 נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֜ר Nebuchadnezzar

But at the end of those days I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up to heaven, and my sanity was restored to me. Then I praised the Most High, and I honored and glorified Him who lives forever: “For His dominion is an everlasting dominion, and His kingdom endures from generation to generation.

Here: From Akkadian Nabû-kudurri-uṣur, 'O Nabu, protect my heir/boundary'. He names himself the way kings did in proclamations, and the whole chapter is framed as his royal decree (4:1).

Daniel 4:37 נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֗ר Nebuchadnezzar

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all His works are true and all His ways are just. And He is able to humble those who walk in pride.

Here: The Babylonian name Nabû-kudurri-uṣur, 'O Nabu, protect my heir.' It is a prayer to a Babylonian god, and here the man who bears it praises the King of heaven. He signs his name to the confession as a ruler signs a decree.

Daniel 5:2 נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣ר Nebuchadnezzar

Under the influence of the wine, Belshazzar gave orders to bring in the gold and silver vessels that Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king could drink from them, along with his nobles, his wives, and his concubines.

Here: Nebuchadnezzar II (605–562 BC), who took Jerusalem in 597 and destroyed it in 587/586. He is the main figure of Daniel 1–4, and naming him calls up everything those chapters taught about his humbling.

Daniel 5:11 נְבֻֽכַדְנֶצַּר֙ Nebuchadnezzar

There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods in him. In the days of your father he was found to have insight, intelligence, and wisdom like that of the gods. Your father, King Nebuchadnezzar, appointed him chief of the magicians, enchanters, astrologers, and diviners. Your own father, the king,

Here: Babylonian Nabû-kudurri-uṣur, 'O Nabu, protect my heir', who ruled 605–562 BC. Invoking his name carries enormous weight at the Babylonian court.

Daniel 5:18 לִנְבֻכַדְנֶצַּ֥ר to Nebuchadnezzar

As for you, O king, the Most High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar sovereignty and greatness, glory and honor.

Here: 'To Nebuchadnezzar'. The great king of Babylon (reigned 605–562 BC) is cast purely as the one who received the gifts.