John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 3:5
That at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet ,.... So called of the horn of which it was made; a sort of trumpet; so the Jews had trumpets of rams' horns: flute ; or pipe, or whistle, so called for its hissing noise; it is used of the shepherd's pipe or whistle; see Zechariah 10:8 , harp ; an instrument of music used by David, and much in use among the Jews, and other nations; sackbut ; or "sambuca"; which, according to Athenaeus F7 Deipnosoph. I. 4. , was a four... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Daniel 3:1-7
We have no certainty concerning the date of this story, only that if this image, which Nebuchadnezzar dedicated, had any relation to that which he dreamed of, it is probable that it happened not long after that; some reckon it to be about the seventh year of Nebuchadnezzar, a year before Jehoiachin's captivity, in which Ezekiel was carried away. Observe, I. A golden image set up to be worshipped. Babylon was full of idols already, yet nothing will serve this imperious prince but they must have... read more