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Daniel 6:1
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Darius decided to appoint 120 satraps over the kingdom, stationed throughout the realm,
It pleased Daryavesh to set over the kingdom one hundred twenty satraps, who should be throughout the whole kingdom;
It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom 120 satraps, to be throughout the whole kingdom;
It pleased Darius to appoint 120 satraps over the kingdom, to be in charge of the whole kingdom,
Darius thought it would be a good idea to choose one hundred twenty governors who would rule his kingdom.
It seemed good to Darius [who became king after Belshazzar] to appoint over the kingdom 120 satraps who would be in charge throughout the kingdom,
It pleased Darius to set ouer the kingdome an hundreth and twentie gouernours, which should be ouer the whole kingdome,
It seemed good to Darius to appoint 120 satraps over the kingdom, that they would be in charge of the whole kingdom,
Now it pleased Darius to appoint 120 satraps to rule throughout the kingdom,
Darius divided his kingdom into a hundred and twenty states and placed a governor in charge of each one.
The kingdom passed to Daryavesh the Mede when he was about sixty-two years old.
It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom a hundred and twenty satraps, who should be in all the kingdom;
Darius thought it would be a good idea to choose 120 satraps to rule throughout his kingdom.
IT pleased Darius to appoint over the kingdom a hundred and twenty generals to be over his whole kingdom;
Darius decided to appoint a hundred and twenty governors to hold office throughout his empire.
It pleased Darius, and he set up one hundred and twenty satraps over the kingdom, that they were throughout the whole kingdom,
It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom a hundred and twenty satraps, that they might be over the kingdom.
It pleased Darius to set ouer his kigdome an C and xx.lordes, which shulde be in all his kingdome aboute.
It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom a hundred and twenty satraps, who should be throughout the whole kingdom;
Darius was pleased to put over the kingdom a hundred and twenty captains, who were to be all through the kingdom;
And Darius the Mede received the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old.
It pleased Darius to set ouer the kingdome an hundred and twenty Princes, which should be ouer the whole kingdome.
It pleased Darius to set ouer his kingdome a hundred and twentie gouernours, which should be ouer the whole kingdome.
And it pleased Darius, and he set over the kingdom a hundred and twenty satraps, to be in all his kingdom;
It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty satraps, which should be throughout the whole kingdom;
It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom one hundred twenty satraps, who should be throughout the whole kingdom;
It pleside Darius, and he ordeynede sixe score duykis ouer the rewme, that thei schulden be in al his rewme.
It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom a hundred and twenty satraps, who should be throughout the whole kingdom;
It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom a hundred and twenty princes, who should be over the whole kingdom;
It seemed like a good idea to Darius to appoint over the kingdom 120 satraps who would be in charge of the entire kingdom.
It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom one hundred and twenty satraps, to be over the whole kingdom;
Darius the Mede decided to divide the kingdom into 120 provinces, and he appointed a high officer to rule over each province.
It pleased Darius to choose 120 captains to rule over the people. They would rule over the whole nation.
It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom one hundred twenty satraps, stationed throughout the whole kingdom,
It was pleasing before Darius, that he should set up over the kingdom, a hundred and twenty satraps, - that they should be over all the kingdom;
It seemed good to Darius, and he appointed over the kingdom a hundred and twenty governors, to be over his whole kingdom.
It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom a hundred and twenty satraps, to be throughout the whole kingdom;
It hath been good before Darius, and he hath established over the kingdom satraps -- a hundred and twenty -- that they may be throughout the whole kingdom,
Darius reorganized his kingdom. He appointed one hundred twenty governors to administer all the parts of his realm. Over them were three vice-regents, one of whom was Daniel. The governors reported to the vice-regents, who made sure that everything was in order for the king. But Daniel, brimming with spirit and intelligence, so completely outclassed the other vice-regents and governors that the king decided to put him in charge of the whole kingdom.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Darius: Daniel 5:31, 1 Peter 2:14
an: Exodus 18:21, Exodus 18:22, Esther 1:1
Reciprocal: Esther 1:3 - the nobles Esther 8:9 - and to the lieutenants Esther 9:3 - the rulers Isaiah 22:24 - hang Daniel 2:48 - ruler Daniel 9:1 - Darius Acts 23:34 - he asked
Cross-References
And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes,.... This is the same Darius mentioned in the latter part of the preceding chapter; who, as soon as he took the kingdom of Babylon, divided it into a hundred and twenty provinces, as Jacchiades observes; as was the manner of the Medes and Persians. So Darius the son of Hystaspes divided the kingdom of Persia into twenty provinces, and set governors over each, according to Herodotus r; to these hundred and twenty provinces seven more were afterwards added, through the victories of Cyrus and Cambyses, and Darius Itystaspes, Esther 1:1. Josephus s, through forgetfulness, makes these princes and provinces three hundred and sixty:
which should be over the whole kingdom; or, "in the whole kingdom" t; in the several parts of it, and take care of all things relative to the civil government of it, both for the honour and advantage of the king, and the good of the subjects.
r Thalia, sive l. 3. c. 89. s Antiqu. l. 10. c. 11. sect. 4. t בכל מלכותא "in toto regno", Pagninus, Montanus, Piscator, Cocceius; "toti regno", Junius & Tremellius.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom - Evidently over the kingdom of Babylon, now united to that of Media and Persia. As this was now subject to him, and tributary to him, it would be natural to appoint persons over it in whom he could confide, for the administration of justice, for the collection of revenue, etc. Others however, suppose that this relates to the whole kingdom of Persia, but as the reference here is mainly to what was the kingdom of Babylon, it is rather to be presumed that this is what is particularly alluded to. Besides, it is hardly probable that he would have exalted Daniel, a Jew, and a resident in Babylon, to so important a post as that of the premiership over the whole empire, though from his position and standing in Babylon there is no improbability in supposing that he might have occupied, under the reign of Darius, a place similar to what he had occupied under Nebuchadnezzar and Belshazzar. In dividing the kingdom into provinces, and placing officers over each department, Darius followed the same plan which Xenophon tells us that Cyrus did over the nations conquered by him, Cyrop. viii.: Εδόκει ἀυτῷ σατράπας ἤδη πέμπειν ἐπὶ τά κατεστραμμένα ἔθνη Edokei autō satrapas ēdē pempein epi ta katestrammena ethnē - “It seemed good to him to appoint satraps over the conquered nations.” Compare Esther 1:1. Archbishop Usher (Annal.) thinks that the plan was first instituted by Cyrus, and was followed at his suggestion. It was a measure of obvious prudence in order to maintain so extended an empire in subjection.
An hundred and twenty princes - The word here rendered “princes” (אחשׁדרפניא 'ăchashedarepenayā') occurs only in Daniel in the Chaldee form, though in the Hebrew form it is found in the book of Esther Esther 3:12; Esther 8:9; Esther 9:3, and in Ezra Ezra 8:36; in Esther and Ezra uniformly rendered lieutenants. In Daniel Daniel 3:2-3, Daniel 3:27; Daniel 6:1-4, Daniel 6:6-7 it is as uniformly rendered princes. It is a word of Persian origin, and is probably the Hebrew mode of pronouncing the Persian word satrap, or, as Gesenius supposes, the Persian word was pronounced ksatrap. For the etymology of the word, see Gesenius, Lexicon The word undoubtedly refers to the Persian satraps, or governors, or viceroys in the large provinces of the empire, possessing both civil and military powers. They were officers high in rank, and being the representatives of the sovereign, they rivaled his state and splendor. Single parts, or subdivisions of these provinces, were under inferior officers; the satraps governed whole provinces. The word is rendered satraps in the Greek, and the Latin Vulgate.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
CHAPTER VI
Darius the Median, who succeeded Belshazzar in the kingdom of
Babylon, having heard of Daniel's extraordinary wisdom and
understanding, constitutes him the chief of the three
presidents who were over the whole empire, and purposed also
to make him prime minister or viceroy, 1-3.
This great partiality of the king towards a stranger of Jewish
extraction, and who had been carried captive into Chaldea,
raised up a great many enemies to Daniel; and a scheme was even
contrived by the presidents and princes to ruin him, 4-15;
which succeeded so far that he was cast into a den of lions,
but was miraculously delivered, 16-23.
Darius, who was greatly displeased with himself for having been
entrapped by the governors of the provinces to the prejudice of
his faithful minister, is pleased and astonished at this
deliverance; punished Daniel's enemies with the same kind of
death which they had designed for the prophet; and made a
decree that, throughout his dominions, the God of Daniel should
be had in the greatest veneration, 24-38.
NOTES ON CHAP. VI
Verse Daniel 6:1. A hundred and twenty princes — A chief or satrap over every province which belonged to the Medo-Persian empire. Afterwards we find it enlarged to one hundred and twenty-seven provinces, by the victories of Cambyses and Darius Hystaspes. See Esther 1:1. Josephus reckons three hundred and sixty satrapies or lordships; but this is most probably an exaggeration or mistake.
