KJV ORIGINAL
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.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
King Nebuchadnezzar built this massive golden statue — we're talking 90 feet tall and 9 feet wide. He set it up on this plain in Dura, right in his Babylonian territory.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
When you have power, it's tempting to build monuments to yourself.
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