Daniel 6:1

Daniel is Thrown into a Lions’ Den

6:1 It seemed like a good idea to Darius ¹  to appoint over the kingdom 120 satraps ²  who would be in charge of the entire kingdom.

Daniel 10:9

10:9 I listened to his voice, ³  and as I did so ⁴  I fell into a trance-like sleep with my face to the ground.

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¹ tn Aram “It was pleasing before Darius.”

² 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.

³ tc Heb “I heard the sound of his words.” These words are absent in the LXX and the Syriac.

⁴ tn Heb “as I listened to the sound of his words.”