He was a pagan king who had no knowledge of the God of Israel. He had many gods he served. He even made one that caused those three Hebrews to cast into that fiery furnace. He had even asked them this question..."and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?" He was astonished this God would deliver these men out of his hands.
But he did not know it was Jesus, the Son of God, who was in there with them. He knew it was a God he was unfamiliar with that had powers to deliver them, but he didn't know anything about the God of Israel, or His Son. That's why he said 'son of the gods.'
Dan 2:46 Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet odours unto him.
Dan 2:47 The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth it is, that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldest reveal this secret.
Dan 3:26 Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, and spake, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, ye servants of the most high God, come forth, and come hither. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, came forth of the midst of the fire.
Dan 3:28 Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.
Dan 3:29 Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that can deliver after this sort.
Dan 4:34 And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation:
Dan 4:35 And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
Dan 4:36 At the same time my reason returned unto me; and for the glory of my kingdom, mine honour and brightness returned unto me; and my counsellors and my lords sought unto me; and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent majesty was added unto me.
Dan 4:37 Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.
King Nebuchadnezzar had the knowledge of the God of Israel,and said that He is the God of gods,the greatest God,and a Lord of kings,and proclaimed throughout his kingdom for everybody to acknowledge the God of Israel,and if anybody said anything amiss about the God of Israel,and the king found out,or his trusted men,then that person was cut in pieces,and his house made a dunghill.
King Nebuchadnezzar had the highest revelation of God than any other Gentile king in the history of mankind,and Babylon was favored more than any other kingdom,for it is represented as gold,but when the king's son blew it,they fell hard,and the kingdom was stripped from them,and they would then be known as the kingdom of man.
Dan 7:3 And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another.
Dan 7:4 The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man's heart was given to it.
Babylon is the first beast,and they rode on eagle's wings,because of their high revelation of God,and king Nebuchanezzar died acknowledging the God of Israel,but when his son Belshazzar blew it by taking the vessels out of the temple of God,and drank out of them praising false gods,then the kingdom was stripped from them,and given to the Medes and Persians,the eagle's wings were plucked,they lost the revelation of God,and Babylon would then be known as the kingdom of man more than any other kingdom.
Some people may think that the KJV might be corrupt because of king James,which they say he was a heathen,surely God could not be at work there,but God can use the heathen to do His will,and spread His word,even if they have heathen traits about them.
So it does not prove the KJV is corrupt because of king James.
For king Nebuchadnezzar is a good example of God working with a heathen king,and a heathen kingdom,to get His name,and truth,proclaimed throughout that kingdom,at the time they ruled,for there has never been a more favored kingdom than Babylon which is referred to as gold,but they blew it,and fell hard,for the more you know and blow it,the harder you fall.
Maybe king James got right it in the interpretation of scriptures,for God can work among the heathen to get His truth out,for the heathen have a great influence over many people when they are king,and the truth can extend,and be accepted,to a great number of people,and distance.
And maybe the newer versions are blowing it,but not to debate versions,only making a maybe statement.