Daniel 6:1

Good News Translation

Darius decided to appoint a hundred and twenty governors to hold office throughout his empire.

Cross References

Esther 1:1

From his royal throne in Persia's capital city of Susa, King Xerxes ruled 127 provinces, all the way from India to Ethiopia.

Jeremiah 51:28

Prepare the nations for war against Babylonia. Send for the kings of Media, their leaders and officials, and the armies of all the countries they control.

Daniel 11:1

He is responsible for helping and defending me.

Daniel 3:2

Then the king gave orders for all his officials to come together—the princes, governors, lieutenant governors, commissioners, treasurers, judges, magistrates, and all the other officials of the provinces. They were to attend the dedication of the statue which King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.

Daniel 5:31

and Darius the Mede, who was then sixty-two years old, seized the royal power.

Daniel 6:2

In addition, he chose Daniel and two others to supervise the governors and to look after the king's interests.

Daniel 9:1

Darius the Mede, who was the son of Xerxes, ruled over the kingdom of Babylonia.

1 Peter 2:14

and to the governors, who have been appointed by him to punish the evildoers and to praise those who do good.