Daniel 6:1

The Passion Translation

After he became king, Darius the Mede decided to subdivide his kingdom into 120 provinces and strategically appointed a governor for each province.

Cross References

Daniel 5:31

So Darius the Mede received the kingdom when he was sixty-two years old.

1 Peter 2:14

or the governors he puts in place to punish lawbreakers and to praise those who do what’s right.

Daniel 3:2

He then ordered an assembly of his princes, magistrates, and governors, as well as the counselors, treasurers, judges, sheriffs, and all the other provincial authorities, that they should be present at the dedication of the statue he had erected.

Daniel 6:2

He also appointed three chief officials to watch over the work of these governors so that the king’s interests might not suffer, and Daniel was one of these three.

Jeremiah 51:28

Prepare the kings of Media, her governors, all her officials, and all the lands they rule to come make war against Babylon.”

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.

Daniel 11:1

In the first year that Darius the Mede was king, I stood up to support Michael and fought with him against the prince of Persia.