It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom — This evidently refers to the kingdom of Babylon, now united with that of Media and Persia. As …

Princes.— See Excursus A. The Septuagint makes the number 127, so as to agree with Esther 1:1.

Kings are never satisfied. The empire of Darius was always growing, and a chapter or two further on we find that he had a hundred and twenty-seven …

Regarding the translation, some translate the last clause of the second verse as, “That the king should not have any trouble.” However, since נזק, …

It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes This is the same Darius mentioned in the latter p…

We note, to the glory of God, that although Daniel was now very old, yet he was still capable in his responsibilities and had remained faithful to …