Daniel 6:2

And over these three presidents; of whom Daniel was first: that the princes might give accounts unto them, and the king should have no damage.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
over	וְעֵ֤לָּא ve.'E.la'	H5924	above · conjunction + adverb
these	מִנְּהוֹן֙ mi.ne.hOn	H4481	properly · preposition + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
three	תְּלָתָ֔א te.la.Ta'	H8532	three or third · cardinal number, both genders singular absolute
presidents	סָרְכִ֣ין sa.re.Khin	H5632	an emir · noun, common masculine plural absolute
whom	מִנְּה֑וֹן mi.ne.Hon	H4481	properly · preposition + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
Daniel	דָנִיֵּ֖אל da.ni.Yel	H1841	Danijel · proper noun, a man's name
first	חַֽד chad-	H2298	as card. one · cardinal number, both genders singular absolute
that	אִלֵּ֗ין 'i.Lein	H459	these · demonstrative particle
princes	אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֣א 'a.chash.dar.pe.nai.Ya'	H324	a satrap or governorof amain province (of Persia) · noun, common masculine plural determined + particle of affirmation
might	לֶהֱוֹ֞ן le.he.Von	H1934	to exist · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
give	יָהֲבִ֤ין ya.ha.Vin	H3052	to give (whether literal or figurative) · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
accounts	טַעְמָ֔א ta'.Ma'	H2941	properly · noun, common both genders singular determined + particle of affirmation
king	וּמַלְכָּ֖א u.mal.Ka'	H4430	a king · conjunction + noun, common both genders singular determined + particle of affirmation
have	לֶהֱוֵ֥א le.he.Ve'	H1934	to exist · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
no	לָֽא la'-	H3809	not (the simple or abs. negation) · negative particle
damage	נָזִֽק na.Zik	H5142	to suffer (causatively · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Ezra 4:22 Take heed now that ye fail not to do this: why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings?
Esther 7:4 For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held…
Daniel 2:48-49 Then the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief of th…
Daniel 5:16 And I have heard of thee, that thou canst make interpretations, and dissolve doubts: now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to m…
Daniel 5:29 Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with scarlet, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made a proclamation concerning…
1 Samuel 2:30 Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now t…
Proverbs 3:16 Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.
Proverbs 26:6 He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 6:1-5

We are told concerning Daniel, I. What a great man he was. When Darius, upon his accession to the crown of Babylon by conquest, new-modelled the government, he made Daniel prime-minister of state, set him at the helm, and made him first commissioner both of the treasury and of the great seal. Darius's dominion was very large; all he got by his conquests and acquests was that he had so many more countries to take care of; no more can be expected from himself than what one man can do, and therefore others must be employed under him. He set over the kingdom 120 princes (Dan 6:1), and appointed them their districts, in which they were to administer justice, preserve the public peace, and levy th…

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Adam Clarke on Daniel 6:2

Three presidents - Each having forty of these presidents accountable to him for their administration. Daniel was first - As being established over that part where was the seat of government. He was confirmed in his offices by Darius.

John Gill on Daniel 6:2

And over these three presidents,.... To whom the hundred and twenty princes were accountable for their conduct, and to whom the people might apply for redress of grievances, if oppressed; perhaps the whole empire was divided into three greater parts, and each part had forty provinces in it, and over it a president or deputy of the king; to whom the princes of each province gave in the account of what they received for the king, and what use they made of it: (of whom Daniel was the first:) or "one" (u), who was now an old man, having been about seventy years in Babylon, and had had a large experience of the affairs of civil government, being advanced in the times of Nebuchadnezzar to high po…

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John Calvin on Daniel 6:1-2

Daniel 6:1-2 1. It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom; 1. Placuit coram Dario, et praefecit super regnum praesides provinciarum centum et viginti, qui essent in toto regno. 2. And over these three presidents; of whom Daniel was first: that the princes might give accounts unto them, and the king should have no damage. 2. Et super illos essent, atque ut essent super eos, satrapae tres, quorum Daniel unus esset: et ut praesides provinciarum illis redderent rationem: et rex non pateretur damnum. As to the translation, some translate the last clause of the second verse, "That the king should not have any trouble;" but…

The Church Fathers

Normally, in fact, those entrusted with kingship or any other rule confide least in the people closest to their predecessors; but Daniel enjoyed the same trust from all, receiving equal privileges and being entrusted with the same governance—hence, of course, his becoming one of the three supervisors under Darius. Now, by "supervisors" I think there is reference to what are now called viceroys, and by "satraps" to the governors of the nations, Daniel being one of the supervisors.
— Theodoret of Cyrus, COMMENTARY ON DANIEL 6:1-2

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Dictionary and topics

Daniel — God is my judge, or judge of God. (1.) David’s second son, “born unto him in Hebron, of Abigail the Carmelitess” (1 Chr. 3:1). He is called also Chileab (2 Sam. 3:3). (2.) One of the four great…
Darius — The holder or supporter, the name of several Persian kings. (1.) Darius the Mede (Dan. 11:1), “the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes” (9:1). On the death of Belshazzar the Chaldean he…
Medes, Media — (middle land). Media lay northwest of Persia proper, south and southwest of the Caspian Sea, east of Armenia and Assyria, west and northwest of the great salt desert of Iran. Its greatest length was…
Media — Heb. Madai, which is rendered in the Authorized Version (1) “Madai,” Gen. 10:2; (2) “Medes,” 2 Kings 17:6; 18:11; (3) “Media,” Esther 1:3; 10:2; Isa. 21:2; Dan. 8:20; (4) “Mede,” only in Dan. 11:1.…
Presidents — Three presidents are mentioned, of whom Daniel was the first (Dan. 6:2-7). The name in the original is sarkhin, probably a Persian word meaning perfects or ministers.
Temptation — (1.) Trial; a being put to the test. Thus God “tempted [Gen. 22: 1; R.V., ‘did prove’] Abraham;” and afflictions are said to tempt, i.e., to try, men (James 1:2, 12; comp. Deut. 8:2), putting their…
Daniel · .Promotion and executive authority of — .Promotion and executive authority of
Indictments · .Daniel, on the charge of — .Daniel, on the charge of
Minister, Civil · Daniel — Daniel
Persia · The princes were advi — The princes were advi

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Daniel 6:2

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 6:1-5

Adam Clarke on Daniel 6:2

John Gill on Daniel 6:2

John Calvin on Daniel 6:1-2

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Daniel 6:2

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 6:1-5

Adam Clarke on Daniel 6:2

John Gill on Daniel 6:2

John Calvin on Daniel 6:1-2

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Daniel 6:1-10

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Daniel 6:2

Rashi on Daniel 6:1