Daniel 6:1-2

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Daniel in the Lions’ Den

6 ^[a]Darius the Mede decided to divide the kingdom into 120 provinces, and he appointed a high officer to rule over each province. ²The king also chose Daniel and two others as administrators to supervise the high officers and protect the king’s interests.

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Footnotes

6:1 Verses 6:1-28 are numbered 6:2-29 in Aramaic text.

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