² King Nebuchadnezzar sent word to assemble the satraps, prefects, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates, and all the rulers^(A) of the provinces to attend the dedication of the statue King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.

²⁷ When the satraps, prefects, governors, and the king’s advisers gathered around, they saw that the fire had no effect^(A) on^[a] the bodies of these men: not a hair of their heads was singed, their robes were unaffected, and there was no smell of fire on them.