² with three administrators over them, one of whom was Daniel.^(A) The satraps were made accountable^(B) to them so that the king might not suffer loss. ³ Now Daniel so distinguished himself among the administrators and the satraps by his exceptional qualities that the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom.^{(C) 4} At this, the administrators and the satraps tried to find grounds for charges^(D) against Daniel in his conduct of government affairs, but they were unable to do so. They could find no corruption in him, because he was trustworthy and neither corrupt nor negligent.