Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
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,
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom;
Holman Bible
Darius decided
International Standard Version
It pleased Darius to appoint 120 regional authorities over the kingdom throughout the realm,
A Conservative Version
It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom a hundred and twenty satraps, who should be throughout the whole kingdom,
American Standard Version
It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom a hundred and twenty satraps, who should be throughout the whole kingdom;
Amplified
It seemed good to Darius [who became king after Belshazzar] to appoint over the kingdom 120
Bible in Basic English
Darius was pleased to put over the kingdom a hundred and twenty captains, who were to be all through the kingdom;
Darby Translation
It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom a hundred and twenty satraps, who should be in all the kingdom;
Julia Smith Translation
It pleased before Darius and he set up over the kingdom a hundred and twenty satraps, whom to be over all the kingdom;
King James 2000
It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom a hundred and twenty satraps, who should be over the whole kingdom;
Lexham Expanded Bible
{It pleased Darius}, and he set up one hundred and twenty satraps over the kingdom, that they were {throughout the whole kingdom},
Modern King James verseion
It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom a hundred and twenty satraps, that they might be over the whole kingdom.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
It pleased Darius to set over his kingdom a hundred and twenty lords, which should be in all his kingdom about.
NET Bible
It seemed like a good idea to Darius to appoint over the kingdom 120 satraps who would be in charge of the entire kingdom.
New Heart English Bible
It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom one hundred twenty satraps, who should be throughout the whole kingdom;
The Emphasized Bible
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;
Webster
It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom a hundred and twenty princes, who should be over the whole kingdom;
World English Bible
It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom one hundred twenty satraps, who should be throughout the whole kingdom;
Themes
Babylon » Presidents placed over
Babylon » Empire of » Extent of, at the time of nebuchadnezzar
Babylon » With media and persia divided by darius into one hundred and twenty provinces
Darius » Median king of persia
Indictments » Instances of » Daniel, on the charge of defiance against authority
King » Chief officers of » The provincial governors
Medo-persian kingdom » Divided into many provinces
Persia » The princes were advisors in matters of administration
Rulers' » Wicked » Instances of » The princes, conspiring against daniel
Topics
Interlinear
`al (Aramaic)
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Daniel 6:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Daniel's Integrity And His Entrapment By His Enemies
1 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, 2 and higher than they three presidents, of whom Daniel is first, that these satraps may give to them an account, and the king have no loss.
Phrases
Cross References
Esther 1:1
And it cometh to pass, in the days of Ahasuerus -- he is Ahasuerus who is reigning from Hodu even unto Cush, seven and twenty and a hundred provinces --
Daniel 5:31
and Darius the Mede hath received the kingdom, when a son of sixty and two years.
Exodus 18:21-22
And thou -- thou dost provide out of all the people men of ability, fearing God, men of truth, hating dishonest gain, and hast placed these over them, heads of thousands, heads of hundreds, heads of fifties, and heads of tens,
1 Peter 2:14
whether to governors, as to those sent through him, for punishment, indeed, of evil-doers, and a praise of those doing good;