1. It seemed good to Darius, and he appointed over the kingdom a hundred and twenty governors to be over his whole kingdom.
2. And three princes over them, of whom Daniel was one: that the governors might give an account to them, and the king might have no trouble.
3. And Daniel excelled all the princes, and governors: because a greater spirit of God was in him.
4. And the king thought to set him over all the kingdom: whereupon the princes, and the governors sought to find occasion against Daniel with regard to the king: and they could find no cause, nor suspicion, because he was faithful, and no fault, nor suspicion was found in him
5. Then these men said: We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, unless perhaps concerning the law of his God.