1. So Darius the Mede took over the kingdom at the age of 62.
2. It pleased Darius to appoint 120 satraps to rule throughout the whole kingdom
3. with three administrators over them, one of whom was Daniel. These satraps were accountable to them so that the king would not be troubled.
4. Now this Daniel was distinguishing himself among the supervisors and satraps because he had an extraordinary spirit in him. In fact, the king planned to appoint him over the entire kingdom.
5. At this time the supervisors and satraps tried to find ground for a charge against Daniel regarding the kingdom. But they were unable to find fault or corruption, because he was trustworthy and no negligence or dishonesty could be found in him.