KJV ORIGINAL
Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, shall fall down and worship the golden image:
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
You made a law, your majesty, that when anyone hears the orchestra start playing — the horns, flutes, harps, and all those other instruments — they have to drop everything and bow down to that golden statue you built.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The king basically said 'when the music drops, everybody worship my golden statue.'
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