NET Bible
"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."
— Daniel 6:2, NET Bible
“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.”
“and over them three presidents, of whom Daniel was one; that these satraps might give account unto them, and that the king should have no damage. ”
“and over them three presidents, of whom Daniel was one; that these satraps might give account to them, and that the king should have no damage.”
“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.”
“And over them were three chief rulers, of whom Daniel was one; and the captains were to be responsible to the chief rulers, so that the king might undergo no loss.”
“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.”
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.
So these men concluded,“We won’t find any pretext against this man Daniel unless it is in connection with the law of his God.”