Daniel 6:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom;”

Daniel 6:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Daniel 6:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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Daniel 6:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom one hundred twenty local governors, who should be throughout the whole kingdom;”

Daniel 6:1 — World English Bible

Daniel 6:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom a hundred and twenty satraps, who should be throughout the whole kingdom; ”

Daniel 6:1 — American Standard Version

Daniel 6:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“It hath been good before Darius, and he hath established over the kingdom satraps--a hundred and twenty--that they may be throughout the whole kingdom,”

Daniel 6:1 — Young's Literal Translation

Daniel 6:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom a hundred and twenty satraps, who should be in all the kingdom; ”

Daniel 6:1 — Darby Translation

Daniel 6:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“It pleased Darius to set ouer the kingdome an hundreth and twentie gouernours, which should be ouer the whole kingdome,”

Daniel 6:1 — Geneva Bible

Daniel 6:1 in Context — Daniel 6

1 It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom;

2 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.

3 Then 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.

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What Does Daniel 6:1 Mean?

Daniel 6:1 is a verse from the Book of Daniel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Daniel chapter 6. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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