And Darius the Mede took the kingdom, being then about sixty-two years old.

Darius was pleased to put over the kingdom a hundred and twenty captains, who were to be all through the kingdom;

Then these chief rulers and the captains came to the king and said to him, O King Darius, have life for ever.

For this reason King Darius put his name on the writing and the order.

Then King Darius sent a letter to all the peoples, nations, and languages, living in all the earth: May your peace be increased.

So this Daniel did well in the kingdom of Darius and in the kingdom of Cyrus the Persian.

In the first year of Darius, the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, who was made king over the kingdom of the Chaldaeans;

And as for me, in the first year of Darius the Mede I was on his side to make his position safe and make him strong.