18 But if not, let it become known to you, O king, that your gods* are not the ones we are serving, and the image of gold that you have set up we will not worship.”+

28 Neb·u·chad·nezʹzar was answering and saying: “Blessed be the God of Shaʹdrach, Meʹshach and A·bedʹne·go,+ who sent his angel+ and rescued his servants that trusted in him+ and that changed* the very word of the king and gave over their bodies, because they would not serve+ and would not worship+ any god at all except their own God.*+