Daniel 6:2
Good News Translation
In addition, he chose Daniel and two others to supervise the governors and to look after the king's interests.

New Revised Standard Version
and over them three presidents, including Daniel; to these the satraps gave account, so that the king might suffer no loss.

Contemporary English Version
In order to make sure that his government was run properly, Darius put three other officials in charge of the governors. One of these officials was Daniel.

New American Bible
These were accountable to three ministers, one of whom was Daniel; the satraps reported to them, so that the king should suffer no loss.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And three princes over them of whom Daniel was one: that the governors might give an account to them, and the king might have no trouble.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And three princes over them of whom Daniel was one: that the governors might give an account to them, and the king might have no trouble.

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Daniel 2:48,49 Then the king advanced Daniel to a high station, and gave him many and great gifts: and he made him governor over all the provinces of Babylon: and chief of the magistrates over all the wise men of Babylon. . . .

Daniel 5:16,29 But I have heard of thee, that thou canst interpret obscure things, and resolve difficult things: now if thou art able to read the writing, and to shew me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with purple, and shalt have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third prince in my kingdom. . . .

1 Samuel 2:30 Wherefore thus saith the Lord the God of Israel: I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should minister in my sight, for ever. But now saith the Lord: Far be this from me: but whosoever shall glorify me, him will I glorify: but they that despise me, shall be despised.

Proverbs 3:16 Her ways are beautiful ways, and all her paths are peaceable.

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Matthew 18:23 Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened to a king, who would take an account of his servants.

Luke 16:2 And he called him and said to him: How is it that I hear this of thee? Give an account of thy stewardship: for now thou canst be steward no longer.

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Ezra 4:22 See that you be not negligent in executing this, lest by little and little the evil grow to the hurt of the kings.

Esther 7:4 For we are given up, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. And would God we were sold for bondmen and bondwomen: the evil might be borne with, and I would have mourned in silence: but now we have an enemy, whose cruelty redoundeth upon the king.

Proverbs 26:6 He that sendeth words by a foolish messenger, is lame of feet and drinketh iniquity.

Luke 19:13 And calling his ten servants, he gave them ten pounds and said to them: Trade till I come.

1 Corinthians 4:2 Here now it is required among the dispensers that a man be found faithful.

Context
The Plot Against Daniel
1It seemed good to Darius, and he appointed over the kingdom a hundred and twenty governors, to be over his whole kingdom. 2And three princes over them of whom Daniel was one: that the governors might give an account to them, and the king might have no trouble.3And Daniel excelled all the princes, and governors: because a greater spirit of God was in him.…
Cross References
Ezra 4:22
See that you be not negligent in executing this, lest by little and little the evil grow to the hurt of the kings.

Esther 7:4
For we are given up, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. And would God we were sold for bondmen and bondwomen: the evil might be borne with, and I would have mourned in silence: but now we have an enemy, whose cruelty redoundeth upon the king.

Daniel 2:48
Then the king advanced Daniel to a high station, and gave him many and great gifts: and he made him governor over all the provinces of Babylon: and chief of the magistrates over all the wise men of Babylon.

Daniel 2:49
And Daniel requested of the king, and he appointed Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago, over the works of the province of Babylon: but Daniel himself was in the king's palace.

Daniel 5:7
And the king cried out aloud to bring in the wise men, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. And the king spoke, and said to the wise men of Babylon: Whosoever shall read this writing, and shall make known to me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with purple, and shall have a golden chain on his neck, and shall be the third man in my kingdom.

Daniel 5:16
But I have heard of thee, that thou canst interpret obscure things, and resolve difficult things: now if thou art able to read the writing, and to shew me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with purple, and shalt have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third prince in my kingdom.

Daniel 5:29
Then by the king's command, Daniel was clothed with purple, and a chain of gold was put about his neck: and it was proclaimed of him that he had power as the third man in the kingdom.

Daniel 6:1
It seemed good to Darius, and he appointed over the kingdom a hundred and twenty governors, to be over his whole kingdom.

Daniel 6:1
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