בֵּאדַ֜יִן קְרֵ֣ב נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֗ר לִתְרַע֮ אַתּ֣וּן נוּרָ֣א יָקִֽדְתָּא֒ עָנֵ֣ה וְאָמַ֗ר שַׁדְרַ֨ךְ מֵישַׁ֧ךְ וַעֲבֵד־נְג֛וֹ עַבְד֛וֹהִי דִּֽי־אֱלָהָ֥א עליא [עִלָּאָ֖ה] פֻּ֣קוּ וֶאֱת֑וֹ בֵּאדַ֣יִן נָֽפְקִ֗ין שַׁדְרַ֥ךְ מֵישַׁ֛ךְ וַעֲבֵ֥ד נְג֖וֹ מִן־גּ֥וֹא נוּרָֽא׃
Lalu Nebukadnezar mendekati pintu perapian yang menyala-nyala itu. Ia menjawab dan berkata: “Hai Sadrakh, Mesakh, dan Abednego, hamba-hamba Allah Yang Mahatinggi, keluarlah dan datanglah kemari!” Lalu keluarlah Sadrakh, Mesakh, dan Abednego dari tengah-tengah api itu.
Rabbeinu Bahya
Basing themselves on Noach’s example the sages in Tanchuma Noach 7 concluded that Chananyah, Mishael, and Azaryah did not want to leave the furnace of Nevuchadnezzar (Daniel 3,26) until bidden to do so [the wording is that Nevuchadnezzar said to them; “step out and come here!” They had not wanted to come out until bidden to do so although the bottom of the furnace had risen miraculously to be level with the ground around them and this would have been a clear indication that their ordeal was over.]