And in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood to strengthen him and to provide protection for him.)
Praise the Lord, you angels of his, you powerful warriors who carry out his decrees and obey his orders!
Then the one who appeared to be a human being touched me again and strengthened me.
(6:1) So Darius the Mede took control of the kingdom when he was about sixty-two years old.
It seemed like a good idea to Darius to appoint over the kingdom 120 satraps who would be in charge of the entire kingdom.
In the first year of Darius son of Ahasuerus, who was of Median descent and who had been appointed king over the Babylonian empire –
They strengthened the souls of the disciples and encouraged them to continue in the faith, saying, “We must enter the kingdom of God through many persecutions.”