Daniel 6:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Daniel 6:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Daniel 6:1 is a verse from the book of Daniel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom;" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Daniel 6:1 — KJV
“It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom;”
— Daniel 6:1 (KJV)
Daniel 6:1 in Context — About the Book of Daniel
Daniel proves you can serve God at full integrity inside a hostile empire. Lions' den, fiery furnace, interpreted dreams, and twenty-one-day prayer battles — Daniel and his friends out-pray and out-live every decree against them, while visions unveil God's rule over all kingdoms and centuries.
Cross-References for Daniel 6:1
“And he took the captains of hundreds, and the nobles, and the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought down the king from the house of the LORD: and they came through the high gate into the king's house, and set the king upon the throne of the kingdom.”
Shares key themes with Daniel 6:1: set, over, kingdom
“Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm.”
Shares key themes with Daniel 6:1: set, over, princes
“And Joseph made it a law over the land of Egypt unto this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth part; except the land of the priests only, which became not Pharaoh's. priests: or, princes”
Shares key themes with Daniel 6:1: over, princes, should
“And he said unto them, I am an hundred and twenty years old this day; I can no more go out and come in: also the LORD hath said unto me, Thou shalt not go over this Jordan.”
Shares key themes with Daniel 6:1: over, hundred, twenty
“To translate the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan even to Beersheba.”
Shares key themes with Daniel 6:1: set, over, kingdom
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