It seemedgoodto Dariusto appoint120satrapsoverthe kingdom,that they would be in charge of the wholekingdom,
Now it tookplacein the daysof Ahasuerus,the Ahasueruswho reignedfrom Indiato Ethiopiaover 127provinces,
Consecratethe nationsagainsther, The kingsof the Medes,Their governorsand alltheir prefects,And everylandof their dominion.
"In the firstyearof Dariusthe Mede,I aroseto be an encouragementand a protectionfor him.
Then Nebuchadnezzarthe kingsent[word] to assemblethe satraps,the prefectsand the governors,the counselors,the treasurers,the judges,the magistratesand allthe rulersof the provincesto cometo the dedicationof the imagethat Nebuchadnezzarthe kinghad setup.
So Dariusthe Medereceivedthe kingdomat about the ageof sixty-two.
and overthem threecommissioners(of whomDanielwas one),that thesesatrapsmight be accountableto them, and that the kingmight not sufferloss.
In the firstyearof Dariusthe sonof Ahasuerus,of Mediandescent,whowas madekingoverthe kingdomof the Chaldeans--
orto governorsas sentby him for the punishmentof evildoersand the praiseof those who do right.
