Daniel 6:1-3

Lexham English Bible

Daniel’s Integrity and His Entrapment by His Enemies

6 It pleased Darius,^[a] and he set up one hundred and twenty satraps over the kingdom, that they were throughout the whole kingdom,^{[b] 2} and over them were three administrators, of whom Daniel was one, so that these satraps were giving account to them, and the king would not be suffering loss. ³ Then Daniel began distinguishing himself^[c] above the administrators and the satraps because^[d] an exceptional spirit was in him, and so the king planned to appoint him over the whole kingdom.