Daniel 6:2

2 Y sobre ellos tres presidentes, de los cuales Daniel era el primero, a quienes estos gobernadores dieran cuenta, para que el rey no tuviera molestia

Daniel 6:2 Meaning and Commentary

Daniel 6:2

And over these three presidents
To whom the hundred and twenty princes were accountable for their conduct, and to whom the people might apply for redress of grievances, if oppressed; perhaps the whole empire was divided into three greater parts, and each part had forty provinces in it, and over it a president or deputy of the king; to whom the princes of each province gave in the account of what they received for the king, and what use they made of it: (of whom Daniel was the first:)
or "one" ^F21, who was now an old man, having been about seventy years in Babylon, and had had a large experience of the affairs of civil government, being advanced in the times of Nebuchadnezzar to high posts; and very probably Darius had heard of the wisdom of Daniel before he came to the kingdom, as well as the king of Tyre, ( Ezekiel 28:3 ) and might be informed of his prediction of Belshazzar's death, and the change of the empire: and of Belshazzar's promise to make him the third ruler in the kingdom; and he might also himself observe in him an uncommon sagacity and fitness for business of this sort. Josephus ^F23 says, that Darius took Daniel with him into Media, and made him one of the three presidents; and indeed no mention is made in this history of the nobles of Babylon, but only of the Medes and Persians: that the princes might give account unto them, and the king should have
no damage:
or loss in his revenues, through the fraud and bad management of the princes of the provinces; since they might be discovered and checked by the presidents, who were to audit their accounts: or, "have no trouble" ^F24; in looking over and passing the accounts of the princes.

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FOOTNOTES:

F21 (dx) (eiv) , Sept.; "unus", V. L. Syr. Ar. Pagninus, Montanus, Piscator, Cocceius, Michaelis.
F23 Antiqu. l. 10. c. 11. sect. 4.
F24 (qzn awhl al) (opwv mh enoclhtai) , Sept.; "ne rex molestia afficeretur", Pagninus; "ut rex illo levaretur gravamine", Munster.

Daniel 6:2 In-Context

1 Pareció bien delante de Darío constituir sobre el reino ciento veinte gobernadores, que estuvieran en todo el reino

2 Y sobre ellos tres presidentes, de los cuales Daniel era el primero, a quienes estos gobernadores dieran cuenta, para que el rey no tuviera molestia

3 Entonces el mismo Daniel era superior a estos gobernadores y presidentes, porque había en él más abundancia de Espíritu: y el rey pensaba ponerlo sobre todo el reino

4 Entonces los presidentes y gobernadores buscaban ocasiones contra Daniel por parte del reino; mas no podían hallar alguna ocasión o falta, porque él era fiel, y ningún vicio ni falta fue en él hallado

5 Entonces estos varones dijeron: Nunca hallaremos contra este Daniel ocasión alguna, si no la hallamos contra él en la ley de su Dios