Daniel 6:3 (YLT)

Passage

Then this Daniel hath been overseer over the presidents and satraps, because that an excellent spirit <FI>is<Fi> in him, and the king hath thought to establish him over the whole kingdom.

Nearby Context

Daniel 6:1 It hath been good before Darius, and he hath established over the kingdom satraps--a hundred and twenty--that they may be throughout the whole kingdom,

Daniel 6:2 and higher than they three presidents, of whom Daniel <FI>is<Fi> first, that these satraps may give to them an account, and the king have no loss.

Daniel 6:3 Then this Daniel hath been overseer over the presidents and satraps, because that an excellent spirit <FI>is<Fi> in him, and the king hath thought to establish him over the whole kingdom.

Daniel 6:4 Then the presidents and satraps have been seeking to find a cause of complaint against Daniel concerning the kingdom, and any cause of complaint and corruption they are not able to find, because that he <FI>is<Fi> faithful, and any error and corruption have not been found in him.

Daniel 6:5 Then these men are saying, `We do not find against this Daniel any cause of complaint, except we have found <FI>it<Fi> against him in the law of his God.'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "daniel", "hath", "been", "overseer", "presidents", "satraps", and "excellent". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "daniel", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "and higher than they three presidents of..." into verse 4's "Then the presidents and satraps have been...", so "Spirit" and "daniel" 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 "Spirit" and "daniel" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.