Daniel 6:1 (DRB)

Passage

It seemed good to Darius, and he appointed over the kingdom a hundred and twenty governors, to be over his whole kingdom.

Nearby Context

Daniel 6:1 It seemed good to Darius, and he appointed over the kingdom a hundred and twenty governors, to be over his whole kingdom.

Daniel 6:2 And three princes over them of whom Daniel was one: that the governors might give an account to them, and the king might have no trouble.

Daniel 6:3 And Daniel excelled all the princes, and governors: because a greater spirit of God was in him.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "seemed", "good", "darius", "appointed", "over", "kingdom", "hundred", and "twenty". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "seemed" and "good", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "And three princes over them of whom...", so "seemed" and "good" should be read forward into that movement. In Daniel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "seemed" and "good" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.