This is what happened during the time that Xerxes was king. Xerxes ruled over the 127 provinces from India to Ethiopia.
Daniel 6:1 - Easy To Read Version Darius thought it would be a good idea to choose 120 satraps {\cf2\super [66]} to rule throughout all of his kingdom. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition IT PLEASED [King] Darius [successor to Belshazzar] to set over the kingdom 120 satraps who should be [in charge] throughout all the kingdom, American Standard Version (1901) It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom a hundred and twenty satraps, who should be throughout the whole kingdom; Common English Bible Darius decided to appoint one hundred twenty chief administrators throughout the kingdom, Catholic Public Domain Version It pleased Darius, and so he appointed over the kingdom one hundred twenty governors, to be placed throughout his whole kingdom. English Standard Version 2016 It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom 120 satraps, to be throughout the whole kingdom; |
This is what happened during the time that Xerxes was king. Xerxes ruled over the 127 provinces from India to Ethiopia.
Get the nations ready for battle against her.\par Get the kings of the Medes {\cf2\super [423]} ready.\par Get their governors and all their important officials ready.\par Get all the countries they rule ready for battle against Babylon.\par
During the first year that Darius the Mede was king, {\cf2\super [124]} I stood up to support Michael {\cf2\super [125]} in his fight against the prince (angel) of Persia.
Then the king called the satraps, {\cf2\super [20]} the prefects, {\cf2\super [21]} governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, rulers, and all the other officials in his kingdom to come together. The king wanted all those men to come to the dedication ceremony for the idol.
A man named Darius the Mede became the new king. Darius was about 62 years old.
And he chose three men to rule over those 120 satraps. Daniel was one of these three supervisors. The king set up these men so that no one would cheat him and he would not lose anything in his kingdom.
These things happened during the first year that Darius was king. Darius was the son of a man named Ahasuerus. {\cf2\super [99]} Darius belonged to the Median people. He became king over Babylon.
And obey the leaders who are sent by the king. They are sent to punish people who do wrong and to praise those people who do good.