Treasury of Scripture Knowledge It seemed good to Darius, and he appointed over the kingdom a hundred and twenty governors, to be over his whole kingdom. Darius. Daniel 5:31 And Darius, the Mede, succeeded to the kingdom, being threescore and two years old. 1 Peter 2:14 Or to governors as sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and for the praise of the good. an. Exodus 18:21,22 And provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, in whom there is truth, and that hate avarice, and appoint of them rulers of thousands, and of hundreds, and of fifties, and of tens, . . . Esther 1:1 In the days of Assuerus, who reigned from India to Ethiopia over a hundred and twenty seven provinces: Context The Plot Against Daniel1It 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.… Cross References Daniel 3:2 Then Nabuchodonosor, the king, sent to call together the nobles, the magistrates, and the judges, the captains, the rulers, and governors, and all the chief men of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the statue which king Nabuchodonosor had set up. Daniel 5:31 And Darius, the Mede, succeeded to the kingdom, being threescore and two years old. Daniel 6:2 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. Lexicon Now itשְׁפַר֙ (šə·p̄ar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 8232: To be fair or seemly pleased קֳדָ֣ם (qo·ḏām) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 6925: Before Darius דָּרְיָ֔וֶשׁ (dā·rə·yā·weš) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1868: Darius -- two person kings to appoint וַהֲקִים֙ (wa·hă·qîm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6966: To arise, stand 120 מְאָ֣ה (mə·’āh) Number - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 3969: A hundred satraps לַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֖א (la·’ă·ḥaš·dar·pə·nay·yā) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural determinate Strong's Hebrew 324: A satrap, governor, of a, main province to rule לֶהֱוֺ֖ן (le·hĕ·wōn) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1934: To become, come to pass, be throughout בְּכָל־ (bə·ḵāl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3606: The whole, all, any, every the kingdom, מַלְכוּתָֽא׃ (mal·ḵū·ṯā) Noun - feminine singular determinate Strong's Hebrew 4437: Royalty, reign, kingdom Additional Translations Now it pleased Darius to appoint 120 satraps to rule throughout the kingdom,It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom; It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom a hundred and twenty satraps, who should be throughout the whole kingdom; And it pleased Darius, and he set over the kingdom a hundred and twenty satraps, to be in all his kingdom; It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom a hundred and twenty satraps, who should be in all the kingdom; It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty satraps, which should be throughout the whole kingdom; It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom a hundred and twenty princes, who should be over the whole kingdom; It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom one hundred twenty satraps, who should be throughout the whole kingdom; 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, Jump to Previous Appoint Captains Charge Darius Good Hundred Kingdom Pleased Princes Rule Satraps Seemed Throughout Twenty WholeJump to Next Appoint Captains Charge Darius Good Hundred Kingdom Pleased Princes Rule Satraps Seemed Throughout Twenty WholeExternal Links Daniel 6:1 NIVDaniel 6:1 NLT Daniel 6:1 ESV Daniel 6:1 NASB Daniel 6:1 ASV Daniel 6:1 Bible Apps Daniel 6:1 Biblia Paralela Daniel 6:1 Chinese Bible Daniel 6:1 French Bible Daniel 6:1 German Bible Alphabetical: appoint be charge Darius good in It kingdom of over pleased rule satraps seemed that the they throughout to whole would OT Prophets: Daniel 6:1 It pleased Darius to set over (Dan. Da Dn) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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