Daniel 6:1
King James Version (KJV)
It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom;
In context
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.
Daniel 6:1 in every translation
- 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;
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Now it pleased Darius to appoint 120 satraps to rule throughout the 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;