And it happened in the days of Ahasuerus (this is the Ahasuerus who reigned from India even to Ethiopia, over a hundred and twenty-seven provinces).
Daniel 6:1 - Modern King James Version It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom a hundred and twenty satraps, that they might be over the whole 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; |
And it happened in the days of Ahasuerus (this is the Ahasuerus who reigned from India even to Ethiopia, over a hundred and twenty-seven provinces).
Consecrate nations against her, with the kings of the Medes, her governors and all her rulers, and all the land of his kingdom.
And I, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I was standing for a supporter and for a fortress for him.
Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the satraps, the prefects, the governors, the counselors, the treasurers, the judges, the justices, and all the officials of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
And Darius the Mede took the kingdom, being a son of sixty-two years.
And over them were three presidents (Daniel was one of them), so that these satraps might give account to them, and the king should have no loss.
In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans,
or to governors as sent by Him for vengeance on evildoers, but for praise on well-doers.