1 Peter 2:14; Daniel 5:31; Esther 1:1; Exodus 18:21; Exodus 18:22
It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom - Evidently over the kingdom of Babylon, now united to that of Media and Persia. As this was now subjec...
It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom (a) an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom; (a) Read ( Esther 1:1 ).
Daniel 6. Daniel in the Den of Lions. After giving an account of the reorganisation of the empire by Darius after the fall of Babylon, this chapter...
Darius . A careful study of App-57 will show that this "Darius the Median" of Daniel 5:31 is the Artaxerxes (the great king) of Nehemiah 2:1 and...
As to the translation, some translate the last clause of the second verse, “That the king should not have any trouble;” but since נזק, nezek...
It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom; A hundred and twenty princes - A chi...
It pleased Darius— That is, Cyaxares, whose father is called Assuerus, in the book of Tobit, Tob 14:15 as he is also by Daniel, chap. Daniel 9:1...
It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an...
Princes] RV 'satraps': so in Daniel 6:2-3 ; Daniel 6:4 ; Daniel 6:6 ; Daniel 6:7 . The division of the Persian empire into 20 satrapies was act...
The Den of Lions Darius the Mede divides his kingdom into 120 satrapies, the whole being superintended by three higher officials, of whom Daniel w...
VI. (1) Princes. — See Excursus A. The LXX. make the number 127, so as to agree with Esther 1:1 .
Fidelity in Worship Daniel 6:1-15 Though he was the most distinguished man of his day, and full of public business, Daniel managed to find time...
The last section in the historic portion of the Book is in the reign of Darius. He reorganized the government and distributed the administration amon...
CONTENTS Daniel is raised to preferment under the new government. He is cast into the den of lions. He is saved from danger, and his accusers destro...
Though there is no date as to the time when this event took place, yet from common calculation, Daniel must have become an old man; for the seventy y...
It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes ,.... This is the same Darius mentioned in the latter part of the preceding...
It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom; Ver. 1. It pleased Darius. ] Chal...
It pleased Darius That this Darius was the Cyaxares of Xenophon, as has been observed in note on Daniel 5:31 , St. Jerome not only asserts, but pr...
Daniel Preferred by Darius. B. C. 537. ...
DANIEL CHAPTER 6 Daniel is made chief of the presidents and princes of the realm, Daniel 6:1-3 . They conspire against him, and obtain an insnar...
The Setting Up of the Administration. ‘It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom one hundred and twenty satraps, who would be throughout the whole...
HOMILETICS SECT. XVIII.—THE PLOT (Chap. Daniel 6:1-9 ) Another of the deeply interesting Chapter s of Daniel. A former one exhibited faith “quen...
Daniel 6:1-3 . It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom; And over these thre...
Daniel 6:2 . Three presidents, of whom Daniel was the first. His former celebrity had spread through the east. Ezekiel 14 . It being now sixty fi...
It pleased Darius to set over the Kingdom. Daniel and his enemies Darius appointed an entirely new administration, but it does not appear that...
EXPOSITION Daniel 6:1-27 DANIEL IN THE LIONS ' DEN . Daniel 6:1-27 It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and...
It pleased Darius, when he had fully taken over the government of the kingdom, to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, called satrap...
Daniel a Victim of Jealousy
A Man of Affairs Selections from Daniel 6:1-28 INTRODUCTORY WORDS In a previous study, we observed Daniel as a seer. Here we will see him...
1 It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom;