and over them three governors, of whom one was Daniel; for the satraps to give account to them, that the king should not be troubled.
GNV
Daniel 6:3
Now this Daniel was preferred aboue the rulers and gouernours, because the spirit was excellent in him, and the King thought to set him ouer the whole realme.
Parallel Translations
And Daniel was over them, for [there was] an excellent spirit in him; and the king set him over all his kingdom.
Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm.
Then this Daniel was distinguished above the presidents and the local governors, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm.
Cross References
Daniel 5:14Proverbs 22:29Genesis 41:38–41Daniel 5:12Esther 10:3Daniel 9:23Proverbs 17:27Ecclesiastes 2:13Proverbs 3:3–4Nehemiah 7:2
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