Daniel 6:2 (DRB)

Passage

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.

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.

Daniel 6:4 And the king thought to set him over all the kingdom; whereupon the princes, and the governors, sought to find occasion against Daniel, with regard to the king: and they could find no cause, nor suspicion, because he was faithful, and no fault, nor suspicion was found in him.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "three", "princes", "over", "daniel", "governors", "might", "give", and "account". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "three" and "princes", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "It seemed good to Darius and he..." into verse 3's "And Daniel excelled all the princes and...", so "three" and "princes" belong inside that flow. In Daniel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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