Daniel 3:1
Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon.
Cross-reference
Daniel 3:30 records the promotion of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego after refusing to worship the image — the outcome of the test in verse 1.
Daniel 2:32 details the dream image's head of gold; Nebuchadnezzar makes the whole statue gold, emphasizing the head as his eternal kingdom.
Daniel 2:31 shows the dream image of kingdoms; here the king makes a golden image, likely a response to the dream — either replicating or rejecting it.
Daniel 5:4 shows later Babylonian rulers praising gods of gold—echoing the same golden idol worship as Nebuchadnezzar's image here.
Daniel 2:48 shows Daniel promoted by the same king — a pattern of exaltation after faithful service, foreshadowing the three's promotion.
In Exodus 32:2-4, Aaron makes a golden calf from earrings — both are golden idols made by leaders.
In Acts 17:29, Paul argues God is not like an image formed by man of gold or silver, directly opposing the gold image.
In Deuteronomy 7:25, God commands burning idols' gold — Nebuchadnezzar instead creates a golden idol.
In Exodus 32:31, Moses describes the sin as making 'gods of gold' — echoes Nebuchadnezzar's golden idol.
In Exodus 20:23, God forbids making gods of gold — Nebuchadnezzar's golden image directly violates this command.
Isaiah 44:10 mocks those who fashion idols as profitable for nothing — a prophetic critique of Nebuchadnezzar's act.
In Habakkuk 2:19, a woe against idols overlaid with gold and silver that have no breath matches the gold image.
Jeremiah 50:38 pronounces judgment on Babylon for its idols—the same context as Nebuchadnezzar's golden image here.
In Jeremiah 16:20, the rhetorical question 'Can a man make gods?' challenges the gold image as a man-made god.
Isaiah 41:7 details craftsmen strengthening the idol with nails — same process implied for the golden image.
In Hosea 8:4, making idols with silver and gold leads to destruction, a warning that applies to the gold image.
Acts 19:26 reports Paul teaching that handmade gods are not gods — contrasting with the gold image worship in Daniel.
Revelation 9:20 condemns worship of gold idols — the same material as Nebuchadnezzar's image, showing enduring idolatry.