1. It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom one hundred twenty local governors, who should be throughout the whole kingdom;
2. and over them three presidents, of whom Daniel was one; that these local governors might give account to them, and that the king should suffer no loss.
3. Then this Daniel was distinguished above the presidents and the local governors, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm.
4. Then the presidents and the local governors sought to find occasion against Daniel as touching the kingdom; but they could find no occasion or fault, because he was faithful. There wasn’t any error or fault found in him.
5. Then these men said, “We won’t find any occasion against this Daniel, unless we find it against him concerning the law of his God.”