61 It pleased Darius to appoint 120 satraps to rule throughout the kingdom,
61 It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom;
61 It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom satraps, to be throughout the whole kingdom;
61 Darius reorganized his kingdom. He appointed one hundred twenty governors to administer all the parts of his realm.
61 It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom one hundred and twenty satraps, to be over the whole kingdom;
61 Darius the Mede decided to divide the kingdom into 120 provinces, and he appointed a high officer to rule over each province.
91 In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, which was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans;
91 In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, by descent a Mede, who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans--
91 "Darius, son of Ahasuerus, born a Mede, became king over the land of Babylon.
91 In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the lineage of the Medes, who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans--
91 It was the first year of the reign of Darius the Mede, the son of Ahasuerus, who became king of the Babylonians.
(Read Daniel 9:1-3)
Daniel learned from the books of the prophets, especially from Jeremiah, that the desolation of Jerusalem would continue seventy years, which were drawing to a close. God's promises are to encourage our prayers, not to make them needless; and when we see the performance of them approaching, we should more earnestly plead them with God.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Daniel 6:1
Commentary on Daniel 6:1-5
(Read Daniel 6:1-5)
We notice to the glory of God, that though Daniel was now very old, yet he was able for business, and had continued faithful to his religion. It is for the glory of God, when those who profess religion, conduct themselves so that their most watchful enemies may find no occasion for blaming them, save only in the matters of their God, in which they walk according to their consciences.