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# Nebuchadnezzar made a gold statue ... He set it up
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Nebuchadnezzar commanded his men to do this work, he did not do the work himself. AT: "Nebuchadnezzar commanded his men to make a gold statue ... They set it up" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# sixty cubits tall and six cubits wide
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A cubit is 46 centimeters. AT: "about 27 meters tall and almost 3 meters wide" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance]])
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# Plain of Dura
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This is a location within the kingdom of Babylon. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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# provincial governors ... regional governors ... local governors
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These are officials who have authority over different sizes of territory.
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# treasurers
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These officials are in charge of money.
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