It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom one hundred twenty local governors, who should be throughout the whole kingdom;
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Daniel 6:1 in context
Daniel 6:1–4
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It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom one hundred twenty local governors, who should be throughout the whole kingdom;
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and over them three presidents, of whom Daniel was one, that these local governors might give account to them, and that the king should suffer no loss.
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Then this Daniel was distinguished above the presidents and the local governors, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm.
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Then the presidents and the local governors sought to find occasion against Daniel as touching the kingdom; but they could find no occasion or fault, because he was faithful. There wasn’t any error or fault found in him.
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