Daniel 6:1
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The Plot Against Daniel
6 It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom one hundred and twenty satraps, to be over the whole kingdom;
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Daniel 6:1
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Daniel in the Den of Lions
6 [a]It pleased Darius(A) to appoint 120 satraps(B) to rule throughout the kingdom,
Footnotes
- Daniel 6:1 In Aramaic texts 6:1-28 is numbered 6:2-29.
Daniel 5:31
New King James Version
31 (A)And Darius the Mede received the kingdom, being about sixty-two years old.
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Daniel 5:31
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- Daniel 5:31 In Aramaic texts this verse (5:31) is numbered 6:1.
Esther 1:1
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The King Dethrones Queen Vashti
1 Now it came to pass in the days of (A)Ahasuerus[a] (this was the Ahasuerus who reigned (B)over one hundred and twenty-seven provinces, (C)from India to Ethiopia),
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- Esther 1:1 Generally identified with Xerxes I (485–464 b.c.)
Esther 1:1
New International Version
Queen Vashti Deposed
1 This is what happened during the time of Xerxes,[a](A) the Xerxes who ruled over 127 provinces(B) stretching from India to Cush[b]:(C)
Footnotes
- Esther 1:1 Hebrew Ahasuerus; here and throughout Esther
- Esther 1:1 That is, the upper Nile region
Exodus 18:21-22
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21 Moreover you shall select from all the people (A)able men, such as (B)fear God, (C)men of truth, (D)hating covetousness; and place such over them to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens. 22 And let them judge the people at all times. (E)Then it will be that every great matter they shall bring to you, but every small matter they themselves shall judge. So it will be easier for you, for (F)they will bear the burden with you.
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Exodus 18:21-22
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21 But select capable men(A) from all the people—men who fear(B) God, trustworthy men who hate dishonest gain(C)—and appoint them as officials(D) over thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens. 22 Have them serve as judges for the people at all times, but have them bring every difficult case(E) to you; the simple cases they can decide themselves. That will make your load lighter, because they will share(F) it with you.
1 Peter 2:14
New King James Version
14 or to governors, as to those who are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and for the praise of those who do good.
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1 Peter 2:14
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14 or to governors, who are sent by him to punish those who do wrong(A) and to commend those who do right.(B)
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