¹ In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans,

¹ "As for me, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood up to confirm and strengthen him.

²¹ Daniel continued even to the first year of king Cyrus.

³¹ Darius the Mede received the kingdom, being about sixty-two years old.

¹ It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom one hundred twenty satraps, who should be throughout the whole kingdom;

²⁸ So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.