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Daniel 6:1
New English Translation
Daniel 6:1
New English Translation
Daniel is Thrown into a Lions’ Den
6 It seemed like a good idea to Darius[a] to appoint over the kingdom 120 satraps[b] who would be in charge of the entire kingdom.
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- Daniel 6:1 tn Aram “It was pleasing before Darius.”
- Daniel 6:1 tn This is a technical term for an official placed in charge of a region of the empire (cf. KJV, NLT “prince[s]”; NCV, TEV “governors”). These satraps were answerable to a supervisor, who in turn answered to Darius.
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