Daniel 6:1
Verse 1 of 28. The 6th of 12 chapters in Daniel, in The Major Prophets.
1It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom;
2And over these three presidents; of whom Daniel was first: that the princes might give accounts unto them, and the king should have no damage.
3Then 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.
4Then 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.
5Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.
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Daniel 6:1 in the World English Bible
It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom one hundred twenty local governors, who should be throughout the whole kingdom;Read Daniel 6:1 in the WEB
Matthew Henry on Daniel 6:1
He set over the kingdom 120 princes (v. 1), and appointed them their districts, in which they were to administer justice, preserve the public peace, and levy the king's revenue. Note, Inferior magistrates are ministers of God to us for good as well as the sovereign; and therefore we must submit ourselves both to the king as supreme and to the governors that are constituted and commissioned by him, 1 Pet. ii. 13, 14.
Read Matthew Henry on Daniel 6:1–5: Daniel Preferred by Darius. (b. c. 537.)
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