The Book of Daniel tells the story of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednago, three Hebrews who defied Nebuchadnezzar's order to worship the gods of Babylon. Nebuchadnezzar had them thrown into a fiery furnace where they were rescued by an angel of God. A common interpolation of the story identified the three men as eunuchs and expanded the names to Daniel Baltasar (thus placing Daniel into the story), Ananiane Sidrach, Misaeli Misach and Azariae Adbenego. These names, which are arranged in a rather confused manner, were inscribed on the capital, although only the three original Hebrews, not Daniel, were depicted.

The focus of the capital is not on the faces, but on the corners, so that the figures lean out into space.

Inscribed: Azarias, Shadrach, Ananias, Burned in the Furnace, Misaelis, Meshach, Angel of the Lord, and Abednago.

Biblical source: Daniel 3.

East View: An orant labeled "Azarias" on the left corner and Angel of the Lord on the right corner. Inscribed: AZARIAS SIDDRAC	South View: An orant labeled "Misac Ananias" on the left corner and an orant labeled "Azarias" (on the east face) on the right corner. Inscribed: ANANIAS IGNIS IN FORNACE
West View: An orant labeled "Abdenago Misaelis" on the left corner and an orant labeled "Misac Ananias" on the right corner. Inscribed: MISAELIS MISAC	North View:The Angel of the Lord on the left corner and an orant labeled "Abdenago Misaelis" on the right corner. Inscribed: ANGELVS DOMINI ET ABDENAGO

Related capitals:

Other Daniel Capitals:
Capital 3: Babylonia Magna
Capital 5: Nebuchadnezzar's Dream
Capital 48: Daniel in the Lions Den, Habakkuk
Capital 61: Daniel in the Lion's Den
Old Testament Capitals:
Capital 5: Nebuchadnezzar's Dream
Capital 8: David and his musicians
Capital 19: Samson
Capital 22: Adam and Eve
Capital 48: Daniel in the Lions Den, Habakkuk
Capital 57: Abraham sacrifices Isaac
Capital 61: Daniel in the Lion's Den
Capital 67: Anointing of David
Capital 73: Cain and Abel
Capital 76: David and Goliath

Daniel 3

The entire chapter is the tale of the Three Hebrews. Quoted here is just the burning itself.
¹⁹ Then Nebuchadnezzar was full of fury, and the expression of his face was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He ordered the furnace heated seven times more than it was wont to be heated.
²⁰ And he ordered certain mighty men of his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.
²¹ Then these men were bound in their mantles, their tunics, their hats, and their other garments, and they were cast into the burning fiery furnace.
²² Because the king's order was strict and the furnace very hot, the flame of the fire slew those men who took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.
²³ And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell bound into the burning fiery furnace.
²⁴ Then King Nebuchadnezzar was astonished and rose up in haste. He said to his counselors, "Did we not cast three men bound into the fire?" They answered the king, "True, O king."
²⁵ He answered, "But I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they are not hurt; and the appearance of the fourth is like a son of the gods."

The New Oxford Annotated Bible with the Apocrypha, Revised Standard Version.
Inscriptions based on Robert Favereau, Jean Michaud, and Bernadette Leplant, Corpus des Inscriptions de la France Medievale. Vol. 8, Ariege, Haute-Garonne, Hautes-Pyrenees, Tarn-et-Garonne. Paris: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 1982.