Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 1a) (P'al) to seem good, be acceptable">8232 [e] שְׁפַר֙ šə-p̄ar It seemed V-Qal-Perf-3ms 1a) before 1b) from before">6925 [e] קֳדָ֣ם qo-ḏām it pleased Prep 1) Darius the Mede, the son of Ahasuerus, king of the Chaldeans, who succeeded to the Babylonian kingdom on the death of Belshazzar; probably the same as 'Astyages' the last king of the Medes (538 BC) (same as H01867 (1)) 2) Darius, the son of Hystaspes, the founder of the Perso-Arian dynasty (521 BC) (same as H01867 (2)) 3) Darius II or Darius III 3a) Darius II, Nothus (Ochus) was king of Persia during the time of Nehemiah (424/3-405/4 BC). Darius II is the most probable because he is mentioned by Nehemiah and ruled during the time of Nehemiah 3b) Darius III, Codomannus was king of Persia during its last years at the time of Alexander the Great and was his opponent (336-330 BC)">1868 [e] דָּרְיָ֔וֶשׁ dā-rə-yā-weš, Darius N-proper-ms 1a) (P'al) 1a1) to arise from 1a2) to come on the scene (fig) 1a3) to arise (out of inaction) 1a4) to stand 1a5) to endure 1b) (Pael) to set up, establish 1c) (Aphel) 1c1) to set up 1c2) to lift up 1c3) to establish 1c4) to appoint 1d) (Hophal) to be made to stand">6966 [e] וַהֲקִים֙ wa-hă-qîm and to set Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConjPerf-3ms 1a) upon, over, on account of, regarding, concerning, on behalf of 1b) over (with verbs of ruling) 1c) above, beyond (in comparison) 1d) to, against (of direction)">5922 [e] עַל־ ‘al- over Prep 1a) royalty, kingship, kingly authority 1b) kingdom 1c) realm (of territory) 1d) reign (of time)">4437 [e] מַלְכוּתָ֔א mal-ḵū-ṯā, kingdom the N-fsd 324 [e] לַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֖א la-’ă-ḥaš-dar-pə-nay-yā satraps Prep-l | N-mpd 3969 [e] מְאָ֣ה mə-’āh a hundred Number-fs 6243 [e] וְעֶשְׂרִ֑ין wə-‘eś-rîn; and twenty Conj-w | Number-cp 1) who, which, that mark of genitive 2) that of, which belongs to, that conj 3) that, because">1768 [e] דִּ֥י dî that Pro-r 1a) (P'al) 1a1) to come to pass 1a2) to come into being, arise, become, come to be 1a2a) to let become known (with participle of knowing) 1a3) to be">1934 [e] לֶהֱוֺ֖ן le-hĕ-wōn to be V-Qal-Imperf-3mp 1a) the whole of, all 1b) every, any, none">3606 [e] בְּכָל־ bə-ḵāl over whole Prep-b | N-msc 1a) royalty, kingship, kingly authority 1b) kingdom 1c) realm (of territory) 1d) reign (of time)">4437 [e] מַלְכוּתָֽא׃ mal-ḵū-ṯā. kingdom the N-fsd

New American Standard Bible
It seemed good to Darius to appoint 120 satraps over the kingdom, that they would be in charge of the whole kingdom,

King James Bible
It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Darius decided to appoint 120 satraps over the kingdom, stationed throughout the realm,

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Daniel 5:31 And Darius the Median took the kingdom, being about three score and …

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Exodus 18:21,22 Moreover you shall provide out of all the people able men, such as …

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