“In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of Median descent, who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans,
During the reign of Ahasuerus at the beginning of his reign, they wrote an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.
This is what happened in the days of Ahasuerus, the Ahasuerus who reigned over 127 provinces from India to Ethiopia.
Daniel remained there until the first year of King Cyrus.
youths without any defect, handsome, proficient in all wisdom, knowledgeable, intelligent and capable of serving in the king’s palace. He was to teach them the literature and language of the Chaldeans.
“And in the first year of Darius the Mede, I took my stand to support and protect him).
So Darius the Mede took over the kingdom at the age of 62.
He delivers and rescues. He performs signs and wonders in the heavens and on earth. He has delivered Daniel from the power of the lions!”