Darius the Mede took over the kingdom. He was 62 years old.
I will bring on that land all the disasters I threatened to do to it, everything that Jeremiah prophesied against all the nations, everything written in this book.
I will set traps for you, Babylon. You will be caught, but you won’t know it. You will be found and captured because you have opposed the Lord.
During Darius the Mede’s first year as king, I strengthened and defended Michael.”
Divided—your kingdom will be divided and given to the Medes and Persians.”
Darius decided it would be good to appoint 120 satraps to rule throughout the kingdom.
Xerxes’ son Darius, who was a Mede by birth, was made ruler of the kingdom of Babylon.
