Daniel 3:4 records the herald's command to worship the image — the decree the accusers refer to in their report to the king.

Daniel 3:5 specifies the musical signal for worship — the exact decree the accusers claim was violated.

Daniel 2:4 shows the same greeting 'O king, live for ever' used by Chaldeans when addressing Nebuchadnezzar.

Daniel 5:10 uses the identical greeting 'O king, live for ever' spoken by the queen to Belshazzar.

Daniel 6:6 records the same 'live for ever' greeting addressed to King Darius by his officials.

Daniel 6:21 has Daniel himself saying 'O king, live for ever' to Darius, mirroring the formula.

In 1 Kings 1:31, Bathsheba uses the exact same phrase 'live forever' to King David, showing this was a customary courtly greeting.

In Nehemiah 2:3, Nehemiah greets Artaxerxes with 'Let the king live forever!' — verbatim the same phrase used in Daniel 3:9.