Daniel 6:2 - Compare All Versions
Daniel 6:2 NIV (New International Version)
with three administrators over them, one of whom was Daniel. The satraps were made accountable to them so that the king might not suffer loss.
Daniel 6:2 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
and over them three high officials, of whom Daniel was one, to whom these satraps should give account, so that the king might suffer no loss.
Daniel 6:2 NLT (New Living Translation)
The king also chose Daniel and two others as administrators to supervise the high officers and protect the king’s interests.
Daniel 6:2 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
and over them three administrators, including Daniel. These satraps would be accountable to them so that the king would not be defrauded.
Daniel 6:2 KJV (King James Version)
and over these three presidents; of whom Daniel was first: that the princes might give accounts unto them, and the king should have no damage.
Daniel 6:2 NKJV (New King James Version)
and over these, three governors, of whom Daniel was one, that the satraps might give account to them, so that the king would suffer no loss.
Daniel 6:1-3 MSG (The Message)
Darius reorganized his kingdom. He appointed one hundred twenty governors to administer all the parts of his realm. Over them were three vice-regents, one of whom was Daniel. The governors reported to the vice-regents, who made sure that everything was in order for the king. But Daniel, brimming with spirit and intelligence, so completely outclassed the other vice-regents and governors that the king decided to put him in charge of the whole kingdom.
Daniel 6:2 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)
and over them, three commissioners (of whom Daniel was one), so that these satraps would be accountable to them, and that the king would not suffer loss.
Daniel 6:2 AMP (Amplified Bible)
and over them three chief commissioners (of whom Daniel was one), that these satraps might be accountable to them, so that the king would have no loss [from disloyalty or mismanagement].
Daniel 6:2 NET (New English Translation)
Over them would be three supervisors, one of whom was Daniel. These satraps were accountable to them, so that the king’s interests might not incur damage.