Daniel 6:1

Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Now it pleased Darius to appoint 120 satraps to rule throughout the kingdom,

In context

1 Now it pleased Darius to appoint 120 satraps to rule throughout the kingdom,

2 and over them three administrators, including Daniel, to whom these satraps were accountable so that the king would not suffer loss.

3 Soon, by his extraordinary spirit, Daniel distinguished himself among the administrators and satraps. So the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom.

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Daniel 6:1 in every translation

BSB Berean Standard Bible: Now it pleased Darius to appoint 120 satraps to rule throughout the kingdom,
KJV King James Version: It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom;
WEB World English Bible: It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom one hundred twenty local governors, 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,
DBY Darby Translation: It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom a hundred and twenty satraps, who should be in all the kingdom;
WBS Webster Bible: It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom a hundred and twenty princes, who should be over the whole kingdom;