a herald announced in a loud voice, "People of all nations, races, and languages!

You will hear the sound of the trumpets, followed by the playing of oboes, lyres, zithers, and harps; and then all the other instruments will join in. As soon as the music starts, you are to bow down and worship the gold statue that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up.

They answered the king in Aramaic, "May Your Majesty live forever! Tell us your dream, and we will explain it to you."

The queen mother heard the noise made by the king and his noblemen and entered the banquet hall. She said, "May Your Majesty live forever! Please do not be so disturbed and look so pale.

So they went to see the king and said, "King Darius, may Your Majesty live forever!

Daniel answered, "May Your Majesty live forever!

Pay, then, what you owe them; pay them your personal and property taxes, and show respect and honor for them all.