NET Bible
"Daniel is Thrown into a Lions’ Den It seemed like a good idea to Darius to appoint over the kingdom 120 satraps who would be in charge of the entire kingdom."
— Daniel 6:1, NET Bible
“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; ”
“It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom one hundred twenty satraps, who should be throughout the whole kingdom;”
“It seemed good to Darius, and he appointed over the kingdom a hundred and twenty governors, to be over his whole kingdom.”
“Darius was pleased to put over the kingdom a hundred and twenty captains, who were to be all through the kingdom;”
“It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom;”
Daniel is Thrown into a Lions’ Den It seemed like a good idea to Darius to appoint over the kingdom 120 satraps who would be in charge of the entire kingdom.
Over them would be three supervisors, one of whom was Daniel. These satraps were accountable to them, so that the king’s interests might not incur damage.
Now this Daniel was distinguishing himself above the other supervisors and the satraps, for he had an extraordinary spirit. In fact, the king intended to appoint him over the entire kingdom.
Consequently the supervisors and satraps were trying to find some pretext against Daniel in connection with administrative matters. But they were unable to find any such damaging evidence, because he was trustworthy and guilty of no negligence or corruption.