Dan 6:1 | NETfull | STEP | It seemed like a good idea to Darius to appoint over the kingdom 120 satraps who would be in charge of the entire kingdom.

Daniel 6:1

1 It seemed like a good idea to Darius ^{▼▼ Aram “It was pleasing before Darius.”} to appoint over the kingdom 120 satraps ^{▼▼ 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.} who would be in charge of the entire kingdom.