Daniel 6:1 meaning and explanation
Now it pleased Darius to appoint 120 satraps to rule throughout the kingdom,
Daniel 6:1, Berean Standard Bible
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The book of Daniel presents this scene as a new imperial order: Darius the Mede, who follows Belshazzar in the narrative, reorganizes the conquered Babylonian realm. A satrap was a regional governor under Persian rule, and 120 of them form a wide administrative layer meant to keep the kingdom orderly and its revenues secure.
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