Daniel 6:1

New English Translation

It seemed like a good idea to Darius to appoint over the kingdom 120 satraps who would be in charge of the entire kingdom.

Cross References

Esther 1:1

The following events happened in the days of Ahasuerus. (I am referring to that Ahasuerus who used to rule over a hundred and twenty-seven provinces extending all the way from India to Ethiopia.)

Jeremiah 51:28

Prepare the nations to do battle against her. Prepare the kings of the Medes. Prepare their governors and all their leaders. Prepare all the countries they rule to do battle against her.

Daniel 11:1

And in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood to strengthen him and to provide protection for him.)

Daniel 3:2

Then King Nebuchadnezzar sent out a summons to assemble the satraps, prefects, governors, counselors, treasurers, judges, magistrates, and all the other authorities of the province to attend the dedication of the statue that he had erected.

Daniel 5:31

(6:1) So Darius the Mede took control of the kingdom when he was about sixty-two years old.

Daniel 6:2

Over them would be three supervisors, one of whom was Daniel. These satraps were accountable to them, so that the king’s interests might not incur damage.

Daniel 9:1

In the first year of Darius son of Ahasuerus, who was of Median descent and who had been appointed king over the Babylonian empire –

1 Peter 2:14

or to governors as those he commissions to punish wrongdoers and praise those who do good.