Verse 1

¶ It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom;

Referenced Verses

  • Dan 5:31 : 31 And Darius the Median took the kingdom, [being] about threescore and two years old.
  • Esth 1:1 : 1 ¶ Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this [is] Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, [over] an hundred and seven and twenty provinces:)
  • Exod 18:21-22 : 21 Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place [such] over them, [to be] rulers of thousands, [and] rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens: 22 And let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, [that] every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear [the burden] with thee.
  • 1 Pet 2:14 : 14 Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.