759 B
759 B
Nebuchadnezzar made a gold statue ... He set it up
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)
sixty cubits tall and six cubits wide
A cubit is 46 centimeters. AT: "about 27 meters tall and almost 3 meters wide" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance)
Plain of Dura
This is a location within the kingdom of Babylon. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)
provincial governors ... regional governors ... local governors
These are officials who have authority over different sizes of territory.
treasurers
These officials are in charge of money.