Daniel 3:14

Do not yet serve? Nebuchadnezzar’s opening question was based on the first part of the accusation of the Chaldeans. It must have been generally known that these Jewish officials did not worship the Babylonian idols. But because the king himself had recognized the God they served as “a God of gods, and a Lord of kings” (eh. 2:47), there had previously been no valid reason to accuse these men of subversive acts. Now, however, a direct command had been neglected, even despised, and the bold refusal to comply with the royal order to worship the image was probably interpreted as though the king’s tolerance toward these deviators was leading to defiance and rebellion. This would account for Nebuchadnezzar’s rage and fury.