Daniel 6:2

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

In order to make sure that his government was run properly, Darius put three other officials in charge of the governors. One of these officials was Daniel.

Cross References

Ezra 4:22

Do this straight away, so that no harm will come to the kingdom.

Esther 7:4

because a reward has been promised to anyone who kills my people. Your Majesty, if we were merely going to be sold as slaves, I would not have bothered you.”

Proverbs 26:6

Sending a message by a fool is like chopping off your foot and drinking poison.

Proverbs 3:16

In her right hand Wisdom holds a long life, and in her left hand are wealth and honour.

Daniel 5:16

But I have been told that you understand everything and that you can solve difficult problems. Now then, if you can read this writing and tell me what it means, you will become the third most powerful man in my kingdom. You will wear royal purple robes and have a gold chain around your neck.

Daniel 5:29

Belshazzar gave a command for Daniel to be made the third most powerful man in his kingdom and to be given a purple robe and a gold chain.

Daniel 5:7

The king called in his advisers, who claimed they could talk with the spirits of the dead and understand the meanings found in the stars. He told them, “The man who can read this writing and tell me what it means will become the third most powerful man in my kingdom. He will wear robes of royal purple and a gold chain around his neck.”

Daniel 6:1

Darius divided his kingdom into a hundred and twenty states and placed a governor in charge of each one.

Matthew 18:23

This story will show you what the kingdom of heaven is like: One day a king decided to call in his officials and ask them to give an account of what they owed him.

Luke 16:2

So the rich man called him in and said, “What is this I hear about you? Tell me what you have done! You are no longer going to work for me.”

1 Corinthians 4:2

And since our first duty is to be faithful to the one we work for,

1 Samuel 2:30

I am the LORD, the God of Israel. I promised to let your family serve me as priests for ever, but now I tell you that I cannot do this any longer! I honour anyone who honours me, but I put a curse on anyone who hates me.