At the beginning of the reign of Xerxes, they lodged an accusation against the people of Judah and Jerusalem.
Daniel 9:1 - New International Version (Anglicised) In the first year of Darius son of Xerxes (a Mede by descent), who was made ruler over the Babylonian kingdom – Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, which was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition IN THE first year of Darius son of Ahasuerus, of the offspring of the Medes, who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans– American Standard Version (1901) 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, Common English Bible In the first year of Darius’ rule—Darius, who was Ahasuerus’ son, a Median by birth and who ruled the Chaldean kingdom— Catholic Public Domain Version In the first year of Darius, the son of Ahasuerus, of the offspring of the Medes, who ruled over the kingdom of the Chaldeans, English Standard Version 2016 In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, by descent a Mede, who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans— |
At the beginning of the reign of Xerxes, they lodged an accusation against the people of Judah and Jerusalem.
This is what happened during the time of Xerxes, the Xerxes who ruled over 127 provinces stretching from India to Cush:
young men without any physical defect, handsome, showing aptitude for every kind of learning, well informed, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king’s palace. He was to teach them the language and literature of the Babylonians.
And in the first year of Darius the Mede, I took my stand to support and protect him.)
It pleased Darius to appoint 120 satraps to rule throughout the kingdom,
So Daniel prospered during the reign of Darius and the reign of Cyrus the Persian.