KJV King James Version
It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom;
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Daniel 6:1
It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom;
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Now it pleased Darius to appoint 120 satraps to rule throughout the kingdom,
WEB World English Bible
It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom one hundred twenty satraps, who should be throughout the whole kingdom;
ASV American Standard Version
It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom a hundred and twenty satraps, who should be throughout the whole kingdom;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
It hath been good before Darius, and he hath established over the kingdom satraps—a hundred and twenty—that they may be throughout the whole kingdom,
Surrounding context — Daniel 6
1 It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom;
2 And over these three presidents; of whom Daniel [was] first: that the princes might give accounts unto them, and the king should have no damage.
3 Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit [was] in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm.
4 Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he [was] faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
שְׁפַר֙H8232 · she.pharto acceptableקֳדָ֣םH6925 · qo.dambeforeדָּרְיָ֔וֶשׁH1868 · dar.ya.veshDariusוַהֲקִים֙H6966 · qumto stand: riseעַל־H5922 · alsinceמַלְכוּתָ֔אH4437 · mal.khukingdomלַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֖אH324 · a.chash.dar.pansatrapמְאָ֣הH3969 · me.ahhundredוְעֶשְׂרִ֑יןH6243 · es.rintwentyדִּ֥יH1768 · dithatלֶהֱוֹ֖ןH1934 · ha.vato beבְּכָל־H3606 · kolallמַלְכוּתָֽא׃H4437 · mal.khukingdom
Cross-references
Exodus 18:21-22Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place [such] over them, [to be] rulers of thousands, [and] rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:Daniel 5:31And Darius the Median took the kingdom, [being] about threescore and two years old.Esther 1:1Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this [is] Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, [over] an hundred and seven and twenty provinces:)1 Peter 2:14Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.
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