Hippolytus of Rome
Patristic
c. A.D. 170–235
“"All the people fell." Some (did so) because they feared the king himself; but all (or "most"), because they were idolaters, obeyed the word commanded by the king.”
The interpretation timeline
Dan 3:7
How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.
From the early Church Fathers to now.
Dan 3:7 · Douay-Rheims
“Upon this therefore, at the time when all the people heard the sound of the trumpet, the flute, and the harp, of the sackbut, and the psaltery, of the symphony, and of all kind of music: all the nations, tribes, and languages fell down and adored the golden statue which king Nabuchodonosor had set up.”
Patristic
before A.D. 750
235
A.D.
185 years pass — nothing from this stretch is hosted yet
420
A.D.
Jerome
Patristic
c. A.D. 347–420
“Verse 7. "After these things the people, therefore, as soon as they heard the sound of the trumpet and pipe..." We are to take this statement in the same sense as above, so that we understand that all the peoples were represented by their leaders. For of course it was impossible for all the nations to attend at one time.”
Modern · 1953 →
The in-app commentary runs from the Fathers to the early-modern record, then stops — that's where the public-domain sources end, not where the reading does. For the modern reading, follow the sources directly.