Daniel 6:1

New Century Version

Darius thought it would be a good idea to choose one hundred twenty governors who would rule his kingdom.

Cross References

Esther 1:1

This is what happened during the time of King Xerxes, the king who ruled the one hundred twenty-seven states from India to Cush.

Jeremiah 51:28

Get the nations ready for battle against Babylon— the kings of the Medes, their governors and all their officers, and all the countries they rule.

Daniel 11:1

In the first year that Darius the Mede was king, I stood up to support Michael in his fight against the prince of Persia.

Daniel 3:2

Then he called for the leaders: the governors, assistant governors, captains of the soldiers, people who advised the king, keepers of the treasury, judges, rulers, and all other officers in his kingdom. He wanted them to come to the special service for the statue he had set up.

Daniel 5:31

So Darius the Mede became the new king when he was sixty-two years old.

Daniel 6:2

He chose three men as supervisors over those governors, and Daniel was one of the supervisors. The supervisors were to ensure that the governors did not try to cheat the king.

Daniel 9:1

These things happened during the first year Darius son of Xerxes was king over Babylon. He was a descendant of the Medes.

1 Peter 2:14

and the leaders who are sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to praise those who do right.