(6-2) Maka berkenanlah <08232> kepada <06925> Darius <01868> mengangkat <06966> atas <05922> kerajaan <04437> itu seratus dua <03969> puluh <06243> orang menteri <0324> yang memegang perintah dalam segenap <06243> <03969> kerajaan <04437> itu.
Darius was pleased to put over the kingdom a hundred and twenty captains, who were to be all through the kingdom;
MESSAGE
Darius reorganized his kingdom. He appointed one hundred twenty governors to administer all the parts of his realm.
NKJV
It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom one hundred and twenty satraps, to be over the whole kingdom;
PHILIPS
RWEBSTR
It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, who should be over the whole kingdom;
GWV
Darius decided it would be good to appoint 120 satraps to rule throughout the kingdom.
NET
It seemed like a good idea to Darius* to appoint over the kingdom 120 satraps* who would be in charge of the entire kingdom.
NET
6:1 It seemed like a good idea to Darius310
tnAram “It was pleasing before Darius.”
to appoint over the kingdom 120 satraps311
tn This is a technical term for an official placed in charge of a region of the empire (cf. KJV, NLT “prince[s]”; NCV, TEV “governors”). These satraps were answerable to a supervisor, who in turn answered to Darius.