# affairs
matters having to do with government
# Shadrach ... Meshach ... Abednego
These are the Babylonian names of the three Jewish friends of Daniel. See how you translated these names in [Daniel 1:7](../01/07.md).
# pay no attention to you
"do not pay attention to you"
# the golden statue you have set up
Nebuchadnezzar commanded his men to do this work, he did not do the work himself. Alternate translation: "the golden statue your men have set up" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])