Daniel 6:1-3

Contemporary English Version

Daniel in a Pit of Lions

6 Darius divided his kingdom into 120 states and placed a governor in charge of each one. ² In order to make sure that his government was run properly, Darius put three other officials in charge of the governors. One of these officials was Daniel. ³ And he did his work so much better than the other governors and officials that the king decided to let him govern the whole kingdom.