1. It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom a hundred and twenty satraps, who should be in all the kingdom;
2. and over these, three presidents--of whom Daniel was one--to whom these satraps should render account, and that the king should suffer no loss.
3. Now this Daniel surpassed the presidents and the satraps, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to appoint him over the whole realm.