Daniel 6:1

NETBible

It seemed like a good idea to Darius 1  to appoint over the kingdom 120 satraps 2  who would be in charge of the entire kingdom.

NIV ©

It pleased Darius to appoint 120 satraps to rule throughout the kingdom,

NASB ©

It seemed good to Darius to appoint 120 satraps over the kingdom, that they would be in charge of the whole kingdom,

NLT ©

Darius the Mede decided to divide the kingdom into 120 provinces, and he appointed a prince to rule over each province.

MSG ©

Darius reorganized his kingdom. He appointed one hundred twenty governors to administer all the parts of his realm.

BBE ©

Darius was pleased to put over the kingdom a hundred and twenty captains, who were to be all through the kingdom;

NRSV ©

It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom one hundred twenty satraps, stationed throughout the whole kingdom,

NKJV ©

It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom one hundred and twenty satraps, to be over the whole kingdom;

KJV
It pleased
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Darius
<01868>
to set
<06966> (8684)
over
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the kingdom
<04437>
an hundred
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and twenty
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princes
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which should be
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over the whole
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kingdom
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NASB ©
It seemed
<8232>
good
<8232>
to Darius
<1868>
to appoint
<6966>
120
<3969>
<6243> satraps
<324>
over
<5922>
the kingdom
<4437>
, that they would be in charge of the whole
<3606>
kingdom
<4437>
,
LXXM
(6:2) kai
<2532> 
CONJ
hresen
<700> 
V-AAI-3S
enwpion
<1799> 
PREP
dareiou {N-GSM} kai
<2532> 
CONJ
katesthsen
<2525> 
V-AAI-3S
epi
<1909> 
PREP
thv
<3588> 
T-GSF
basileiav
<932> 
N-GSF
satrapav {N-APM} ekaton
<1540> 
N-NUI
eikosi
<1501> 
N-NUI
tou
<3588> 
T-GSN
einai
<1510> 
V-PAN
autouv
<846> 
D-APM
en
<1722> 
PREP
olh
<3650> 
A-DSF
th
<3588> 
T-DSF
basileia
<932> 
N-DSF
autou
<846> 
D-GSM
NET [draft] ITL
It seemed
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like a good
<08232>
idea to Darius
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to appoint
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over
<05922>
the kingdom
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120
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<03969>
satraps
<0324>
who
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would be
<01934>
in charge of the entire
<03606>
kingdom
<04437>
.
HEBREW
atwklm
<04437>
lkb
<03606>
Nwhl
<01934>
yd
<01768>
Nyrvew
<06243>
ham
<03969>
aynprdsxal
<0324>
atwklm
<04437>
le
<05922>
Myqhw
<06966>
swyrd
<01868>
Mdq
<06925>
rps
<08232>
(6:1)
<6:2>
NETBible

It seemed like a good idea to Darius 1  to appoint over the kingdom 120 satraps 2  who would be in charge of the entire kingdom.

NET Notes

1 tn Aram “It was pleasing before Darius.”

2 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.