Daniel 6:1
It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom;
KJV
Placuit Dario, et constituit super regnum satrapas centum viginti ut essent in toto regno suo.
Vulgate
Καὶ Δαρεῖος πλήρης τῶν ἡμερῶν καὶ ἔνδοξος ἐν γήρει· καὶ κατέστησε σατράπας ἑκατὸν εἴκοσι ἑπτὰ ἐπὶ πάσης τῆς βασιλείας αὐτοῦ,
LXX
It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom a hundred and twenty satraps, who should be throughout the whole kingdom;
ASV
וְ/דָרְיָ֨וֶשׁ֙ מָֽדָיָ֔/א קַבֵּ֖ל מַלְכוּתָ֑/א כְּ/בַ֥ר שְׁנִ֖ין שִׁתִּ֥ין וְ/תַרְתֵּֽין
Hebrew
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Darius
In the original Hebrew
8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
א
'
particle · 1×
א
'
noun · 53×
בַּר
br
noun · 8×
דָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁ
dryvsh
proper_noun · 14×
שְׁנַ֣ת
shnt
noun · 7×
שִׁתִּ֔ין
shtyn
adjective · 4×
תְּקַבְּל֖וּן
tqblvn
verb · 3×
תְּרֵֽי
try
adjective · 4×
Historic Christian voices
5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Covers Hezekiah's reforms and Sennacherib's invasion, the reigns of Manasseh and Josiah, the fall of Jerusalem to Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC, the destruction of Solomon's Temple, the exile to Babylon, and the career of the prophet Daniel. Josephus explicitly cites Isaiah's prophecy of Cyrus and Daniel's prophecies, calling Daniel one of the greatest prophets.
Cross-references
- Dan 3:2 — Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the princes, the governors, and the captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, to co
- Dan 5:31 — And Darius the Median took the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old.
- Dan 5:31 — And Darius the Median took the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old.
- Esth 1:1 — Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces:)
- Exod 18:21 — Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of
- Isa 22:24 — And they shall hang upon him all the glory of his father’s house, the offspring and the issue, all vessels of small quantity, from the vessels of cups, even to all the vessels of flagons.