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Daniel 3:28
ESV Nebuchadnezzar answered and said, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent his angel and delivered his servants, who trusted in him, and set aside the king’s command, and yielded up their bodies rather than serve and worship any god except their own God.
NIV Then Nebuchadnezzar said, 'Praise be to the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, who has sent his angel and rescued his servants! They trusted in him and defied the king's command and were willing to give up their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.
NASB Nebuchadnezzar responded and said, 'Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who has sent His angel and rescued His servants who put their trust in Him, violating the king’s command, and surrendered their bodies rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.
CSB Nebuchadnezzar exclaimed, "Praise to the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego! He sent his angel and rescued 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.
NLT Then Nebuchadnezzar said, 'Praise to the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego! He sent his angel to rescue his servants who trusted in him. They defied the king’s command and were willing to die rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.
KJV Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.

What does Daniel 3:28 mean?

When the God of the Hebrews was credited with revealing Nebuchadnezzar's dream (Daniel 2:26–28), the king acknowledged that God's power (Daniel 2:46–49). Yet in Nebuchadnezzar's mind, there was no reason Jews could not honor their God and also worship the deities of Babylon. He flew into an irrational rage when three Hebrew men refused his command to bow in front of an idol (Daniel 3:16–19). They trusted that God could save them but resolved not to sin even if it cost them their lives. Here, Nebuchadnezzar's attitude is not merely reversed, but the pagan king also makes a shocking comment: that the three men were right to disobey his command!

When he first challenged the Israelites, the king sarcastically asked what possible god could protect them from his royal wrath (Daniel 3:15). That insincere question results in a sincere answer: the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego could, and He did just that (Daniel 3:20–25).
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