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Robert Doran writes: "In both versions [LXX and Theodotian] this passage lies between MT Dan. 3:23 and 3:24 and consists of three unequal parts: first, the Prayer of Azariah, the Hebrew name of Abednego (vv. 1-22); second, a short prose account of the fate of the three Jews in the furnace (vv. 23-27); third, a hymn sung by the three youths while in the furnace (vv. 28-68). The relationship between MT Dan 3:23 and 3:24 is highly dramatic. The three Jewish youths are thrown into an incredibly hot furnace and presumably destroyed, when suddenly Nebuchadnezzar is perturbed and in astonishment claims to see four men in the fire, the fourth looking like a divine being. Nebuchadnezzar reacts to the miracle by praising the God of the Jews. The author of the Addition must have found the transition too sudden and provided the details of the miracle. As in Exodus 15, 1 Samuel 2, and elsewhere, the narrative is supplemented by poetic material. Deliverance comes in response to prayer, and deliverance demands a hymn of praise. The Addition thus emphasizes the reciprocal covenantal faithfulness of God and the three young men." (Harper's Bible Commentary, p. 863)[http://www.earlyjewishwritings.com/azariah.html]
Robert Doran writes: "In both versions [LXX and Theodotian] this passage lies between MT Dan. 3:23 and 3:24 and consists of three unequal parts: first, the Prayer of Azariah, the Hebrew name of Abednego (vv. 1-22); second, a short prose account of the fate of the three Jews in the furnace (vv. 23-27); third, a hymn sung by the three youths while in the furnace (vv. 28-68). The relationship between MT Dan 3:23 and 3:24 is highly dramatic. The three Jewish youths are thrown into an incredibly hot furnace and presumably destroyed, when suddenly Nebuchadnezzar is perturbed and in astonishment claims to see four men in the fire, the fourth looking like a divine being. Nebuchadnezzar reacts to the miracle by praising the God of the Jews. The author of the Addition must have found the transition too sudden and provided the details of the miracle. As in Exodus 15, 1 Samuel 2, and elsewhere, the narrative is supplemented by poetic material. Deliverance comes in response to prayer, and deliverance demands a hymn of praise. The Addition thus emphasizes the reciprocal covenantal faithfulness of God and the three young men." (Harper's Bible Commentary, p. 863)[https://www.earlyjewishwritings.com/azariah.html]
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[1] And they walked in the midst of the fire, praising [[God]], and blessing the Lord.
[1] And they walked in the midst of the fire, praising [[God]], and blessing the Lord.
[2] Then [http://www.earlyjewishwritings.com/azariah.html Azariah] stood and offered this [[prayer]]; in the midst of the fire he opened his mouth and said:
[2] Then [https://www.earlyjewishwritings.com/azariah.html Azariah] stood and offered this [[prayer]]; in the midst of the fire he opened his mouth and said:
[3] "Blessed art thou, O Lord, God of our fathers, and worthy of praise; and thy name is [[glorified]] for ever.
[3] "Blessed art thou, O Lord, God of our fathers, and worthy of praise; and thy name is [[glorified]] for ever.
[25] and it broke through and burned those of the [[Chaldeans]] whom it caught about the furnace.
[25] and it broke through and burned those of the [[Chaldeans]] whom it caught about the furnace.
[26] But the [[angel]] of the Lord came down into the furnace to be with [[http://www.earlyjewishwritings.com/azariah.html Azariah] and his companions, and drove the fiery flame out of the furnace,
[26] But the [[angel]] of the Lord came down into the furnace to be with [[https://www.earlyjewishwritings.com/azariah.html Azariah] and his companions, and drove the fiery flame out of the furnace,
[27] and mhttps://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/skins/common/images/button_link.pngade the midst of the furnace like a moist whistling wind, so that the fire did not touch them at all or hurt or trouble them.
[27] and mhttps://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/skins/common/images/button_link.pngade the midst of the furnace like a moist whistling wind, so that the fire did not touch them at all or hurt or trouble them.
